Keeping a neutered rooster for flock protection

[Pack27]

Thank you so much for all of the information everyone! This has been very helpful!

 

[Klutch]

You would know he is a capon, but not the hawk spying from the distance.

 

[bngowe]

You would know he is a capon, but not the hawk spying from the distance.

Capons usually grow even bigger than a regular rooster, so the hawk might be less likely to attack. The larger size can be a little more intimidating to some smaller predators. What I've noticed is that capons aren't afraid to fight back to defend themselves, but they do lack that aggression that roosters have. With a large predator, I could see hens running behind a capon because they are much bigger, and maybe the capon fighting back and becoming the sacrificial lamb in the situation, but I'm unsure if a capon would volunteer to fight back if a hen is being attacked.