Is my rooster going to mellow out?

[juniperz]

Of course, on the flip side, I'm basically being forced to use a cockerel myself right now and I gotta say, I'm impressed with him. It's nice to see his temperament as a young male with the hens, and I couldn't ask for better if I tried; he has just enough spunk to beat them back when they tried to bully him and is getting them bred, but it doesn't seem like he's overdoing it either

Nice! Good luck with him!

I'm having a similar problem with my cockerel. He's been pretty good up until the last month. I purchased a "bachelor pad" for him which arrived today. However I can't put it together until the ice melts enough to place it next to the main coop. I think a time out will help until his hormones level off. Time will tell.

Always nice to hear I'm not the only one. It turns out I need to fix the door on my own back up coop, so he'll be out pestering the girls another couple of weeks.

Currently under increasing daylight hormones are surging in birds. It may be temporary for many. Generally when it starts to warm up in your area and birds have to deal with the heat most settle down. After June daylight begins to decrease and hormones start to wane. Usually by the following spring roosters are seasoned enough to not get so crazy from the hormones.

Thanks for explaining the "why"!