How to RAISE a good rooster.

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bobbi-j said:
My roosters aren't afraid of me. They just know to keep a respectful distance. The one I have right now will walk toward me when I'm out with the flock. Not in a threatening way or anything, just moseys my direction. When I think he's close enough, I walk toward him and he moseys the other way. I can get close enough to catch him with a net if I have to. I lift him off the roost now and then, just so he knows it can happen on occasion and he doesn't freak out.
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Yes, that is how my birds are as well.
 
BantyChooks said:
You can go many different ways with a rooster. OP didn't specify in her post which way she wanted to take her flock, so I don't think any way here is wrong in the context of the thread.

Personally, I would agree with Havoc. There's a difference between a scared bird and a respectful one. Birds can also be flighty without being afraid, and lots of people mix the two definitions up.

I don't want mine to constantly follow me around and sit on my lap, but I want to be able to walk near enough to him to gauge his health without him blowing up.
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I can walk right next to my mature roosters. A respectful rooster moves off about 10 feet away from you, gives you his side, and may flap his wings. A problem rooster will face you square on, and look for ways to get behind you, or plain just come at you. My roosters need to understand who I am in the relationship. I'm not a chicken, I'm not to be dominated.

Mine only run further if I'm after them. Otherwise they come forward for treats and snack. My roosters aren't afraid of me, just respectful.
 
roosterhavoc said:
How many roosters have you had in all your life? If all you do is handle them once in a blue moon to move them around and then to eat them you have no idea whether they are friendly or not.
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I’ve had over 100 roosters throughout seasons. If a rooster actively attacks at first sight then that is an aggressive rooster. If they move away from you they are not aggressive. Common sense ya know.
 
roosterhavoc said:
How many roosters have you had in all your life? If all you do is handle them once in a blue moon to move them around and then to eat them you have no idea whether they are friendly or not.
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I think a person would know if their rooster is "friendly" or not if they know their flock. A "friendly" rooster in my opinion is OK with being petted and handled and doesn't attack its humans. Not everyone wants or feels the need to have a friendly rooster. I would rather have a rooster that does his job (being the flock master) than constantly under food, waiting for handouts from his human.
 
roosterhavoc said:
They can’t do that very well in a net. Lol. Now if you walk up to him in a pen he sure can.
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Right, sorry, I forgot to take into account the differing coop/range layouts we probably have in mind. I was thinking of a free-range situation with a walk-in coop.
 
roosterhavoc said:
What about a rooster that will flog you when your hands are within reaching distance of him?
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If I am reaching for him, I wouldn't necessarily call that aggressive. It might be that he feels threatened, although I have never had one flog me as I'm reaching toward it, so I can't really say. If he came toward me to flog, then yes - I call that aggressive.
 

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