how will i know if my roo will be "mean"

[Pinky]

I have a RIR rooster that I thought was going to be very aggressive,but he never made a move to attack me and it's been two years now.He is actually very nice now and he acts pretty lazy to try to attack anyone.
I think since you can carry him around he won't be aggressive.

 

[congdon476]

I have one that's 2 weeks old and already I can tell he'll most likely need rehomed. He already herds the pullet chicks around the brooder when he feels threatened (when the dog walks in the room) and will run at my hand when I go to change out the food and water trays. He doesn't peck or anything, but you can tell he's most definitely not afraid to tell me he's boss.... again.. all at two weeks of age. Amazing how those instincts work. I keep him for now becaue the girls like having him around and listen to him.

 

[the1much]

you CANT tell if a roo is going to be a roo,, its NOT being mean, its being a roo,,, and the more you try to be friendly with it, the more treats you hand it, the more of a possibility that he will think of you as a part of his flock, and he WILL try to show you that he is alpha. EVERY roo has a MUCH larger chance at being what he is suppose to be,, a roo, a protector, and a guard .
picking him up is telling him your alpha, handing him food is telling him he is alpha, and letting him mate while your standing there,, is telling him the same. and that leads to him trying to be alpha, which means, he needs to show you he is dominant. he is a ROO,, children should never be allowed to interact with him unless you are holding him. kids shouldnt be allowed to pick up hens, chicks, or just "play" with the other birds unless a grown up is ALWAYS between the roo and the child.

 

[random]

so picking him up means im #1 but hand feeding him doesnt? y is that? i dont hand feed him, just put the food where he eats watch for a bit to make sure all is good and leave...i assumed that like most animals they have an idea of who feeds them so wouldn't that mean i have a higher rank?
i have noticed if the dog comes near or if he wants to sit for a bit he will come and sit under my chair...when i let him out i always watch him and i sit in the same spot on the same chair...apart from that hes content to watch his back knowing im there...if i leave..ever..he follows me where i go. does this mean i am kinda an alpha?
some great progress today though! the chicks were in a little pen...just little cube one for them especially...and i heard them peeping, so i started to walk over and saw a magpie lookin for a way to get in by walkin round, i thot id let him have a look to see what hed do, so i went 1/4 of the way and called him over...when he heard them he went to investigate and when he noticed the pie standin there he went beserk for it...silly bird went into his pen and he wanted it out...when it got out...unharmed...he went back to the chicks...checked on them...then ran back to me where i sit...he went to the chicks 1ce more then back to me to sit under my chair...so thats good right? means he likes them and will prolly be a good rooster/protective?

 

[the1much]

it doesnt mean he "likes" them,, but he IS protecting them. he sounds like he's gonna be a good daddy to them

when ya feed him by just putting food where it always is,, they dont see that the same as "handing" them the food. if you watch a roo, he will ( to a person or a hen) pick up small pieces of food, grass,a stick, and kinda toss it towards ya,,,, for a hen thats coolies, he's "feeding" them, being a provider,,,, but if he does it to you,, he's trying to do the same,, feed and provide for you,, which, makes him the "man of the house". when he does that, you should "shoo" him away. when you feed him by hand he gets the same message,( but its an easy message,a calm 1, a "beginning" or first step to alpha),, and the more you do it, the more he will try to change that. its hard to explain,,,, its like theres 3 punch's in an alpha "fight" a light hit, a hard hit, then an attack,,,,, the feeding thing is a light hit,, and small enough hit for him to think he can take charge.
ugs customer commin,, will finish again,,, lol

 

[the1much]

sorry,,, you know how people are bout birds

they had to look at each chick 38 times ( i have round 300 right now) before deciding to pick the first 1 they looked at

its cool to have a roo that you can pick up,, but,, theres higher priorities then "love" when talking roo.
the pecking order is always, forever,and will never change, be #1.

if you treat a roo the way they are suppose to be treated,, you will never had to much problem with them. when you walk into the run, the roo should go away, or at least NOT go toward you. when you walk through, if he is in the way, you should walk straight, and when you make it to him, if he isnt out of the way,, give him a little soccer ball kick ( with side of foot),, and ALWAYS make him get out of the way. when your walking through the run, and he mounts a hen, walk over and kick him off her.if you have kids, and they come in the run, he better be running as far from them as he can,, if he doesnt,, chase his butt down, grab him by the feet, walk over to the coop ( dont hang too long, as this starts to make it hard to breathe after a couple minutes), and throw him in there.
i know all this sounds mean,, but it isnt,, it actually is kinda nice for the roo to be treated like a roo, by another roo ( you).
i love,, and i mean LOVE my roo's,, and i do this every time i interact with them. ( cept the kid thing,,k they all know,, lol), and you would think that they would HATE me...... every night,,, EVERY night, my roos herd the girls in front of the door, i walk into each pen,, the roo's walk by me, walk to a back corner, i tell the girls to go to bed, they all go in,, and there left is a roo in a corner,,ALL,, ALL ( cept 1 out of the 15) do this,,, why????, cause after the girls are in, i walk over, pick up the roo,, scratch his head and neck, and thank him for taking care of things today, for protecting them girls. and this is a 10 minute process for each roo

now if i go to pick a roo up in the afternoon,,, its a WAY different story !!,, they know there is no reason for me to touch them in the day, unless there is something wrong with them, and there gonna get "attention" lol.
my big leghorn was my first bird, to everyone looking in,, he's the meanest thing they've ever seen,, my wife cant go in his yard, my friends, not even the big ole cowboys that ride bulls will go in there,,,, and he is praised for that from me,,, he's doing what he is suppose to,, he's not suppose to let anything, anyone at all near my birds,, just me,, and i let him get away with more then any other bird,, i respect him, and he respects me,,, but,, he's only allowed a LITTLE rope,,lol,, once in a while he'll try to see if im still bigger,, but only by not moving out of my way, or not making a step back when i make 1 towards him,,, and then he's either picked up and thrown in the coop, or soccer balled,,,, but he's also the 1 that will sit on my lap inside and watch t.v. ,, will fall asleep with me scratchin his head.

sorry to drag on,, but its hard to explain how you can show love, but still always be alpha lol.

 

[random]

nah thats awesome mate...i think i get a good idea from that! tuff love not cruel love...got it...i can pat him all i want as long as i put the point across 1st that im #1...he never runs to me unless ive got his food ...which he waits for cuz he knows im going to give it to him...or if hes by himself and the dog comes near....even then he wont come to me as such but hide under my chair...and if i put my hand there hell walk off quickly...so far i feel confident im doin the right thing...i let him do his thing and hes happy to let me pick him up and hes happy to sit on my lap, but i do it only 1ce a day cuz im not trying to date him, just make sure hes cool with ppl being around...he watches me watching him but if i move toward him hell go...and i only call him if i believe he is somewhere he shouldnt be or if theres danger...i.e dog...so hes quick to listen if i call...is that a good idea?

 

[the1much]

coolies

sounds like ya got him where ya need him hehe

i dont think you'll have any major problems with him at all. he's got a great caretaker

 

[random]

aww shucks

have u seen my pics of him yet?
if not ive put some in the "RIR Show quality hen?" in Breeds, Genetics, & Showing...if ur not busy...could u plz tell me what u think..let me know what other pics i can take to show u...i really quite value ur opinion and im really quite proud of him!

 

[the1much]

he's pretty for a young hatchery breed,, really nice. that said,, im the last person to ask about how birds look,,lol,, im also the famouse lover of mutts haha

i have a nice rir roo,2 good hatchery hens, and 1 nice bred dark hen,, just remember,,, he's gonna be a big boy

mine i got about 7 months ago,, he's always been kinda skiddish when he was on a tether by himself, because he was with 2 other bigger roo's before, so he was on bottom of the ladder., but anyways, when i stuck him in the pen with the girls, he was in love lol,, about 2 days later i had to grab 1 of the hens,, well she "bocked" loud,, and he come a running, ran right up to me, was half way through the air when my foot made contact,, lol,, down he went, tumbled, and came right back again,, this time i grabbed him, grabbed his neck,, looked him in the eye, and said,,,, "i could eat you", and bit his comb

as i sat him down,, i scratched his neck, and told him how GOOD of a boy he was,, and that he better do that EVERY time the hens holla fer help.
you'll be surprised, he looks like he's gonna be a nice roo for ya all.