Possibly aggressive cockerel?

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It may not be possible for a lot of BYC folks but, It is a good idea to have at least 5 to 6 hens to keep the wear and tear down on the girls, when using a good rooster with vigor and health, living with the hens! It also, may be best, to not have a rooster, for many with only a tiny coop and a few hens. A good rooster will have the confirmation, health, vigor, and reasonably, tolerable behavior, while serving up 8 to 10 hens well, for protection and reproduction/fertile eggs. That ratio seems to keep the roosters fairly satisfied and less aggressive, as well. Some roosters will be greedy and want to control all the hens, despite not covering them well, even when you have lots of hens per rooster. That one might go or be confined separately in my yard. If he is an outstanding example for his breed and makes great chicks, a more controlled breeding scheme is needed. A farm boy is taught, by a diligent father or experience , to never turn his back on a male farm animal, because of their natural instincts and hormones makes them unpredictable! A good rooster for breeding may be a bit of a rogue, naturally! The newby concerned by the roosters natural behaviors in mating and running his harem is understandable, from a purely human perspective. Grabbing the hens by the neck, often roughly and forcing them to the ground is normal species behavior, that in a proper flock will be shared by many hens and reduce the frequency for most hens to a sustainable level of normal sexual activity(for chickens) without leading to serious or unnatural harm. You may never be able to safely turn your back on a good rooster. I have found some so aggressive( or "tamed") that they did not learn to fear me and became problems I could not tolerate. I have had a few gentle "pet roosters" that never caused me a problem and still handled the girls fairly well, I have had roosters that were apparently not interested in hens and some who were but were evidently firing "blanks", to put it another way, anything is possible, but respect the species natural instincts and adapt your care to them as needed and all will be better.
 
Birdsonghill said:
It may not be possible for a lot of BYC folks but, It is a good idea to have at least 5 to 6 hens to keep the wear and tear down on the girls, when using a good rooster with vigor and health, living with the hens! It also, may be best, to not have a rooster, for many with only a tiny coop and a few hens. A good rooster will have the confirmation, health, vigor, and reasonably, tolerable behavior, while serving up 8 to 10 hens well, for protection and reproduction/fertile eggs. That ratio seems to keep the roosters fairly satisfied and less aggressive, as well. Some roosters will be greedy and want to control all the hens, despite not covering them well, even when you have lots of hens per rooster. That one might go or be confined separately in my yard. If he is an outstanding example for his breed and makes great chicks, a more controlled breeding scheme is needed. A farm boy is taught, by a diligent father or experience , to never turn his back on a male farm animal, because of their natural instincts and hormones makes them unpredictable! A good rooster for breeding may be a bit of a rogue, naturally! The newby concerned by the roosters natural behaviors in mating and running his harem is understandable, from a purely human perspective. Grabbing the hens by the neck, often roughly and forcing them to the ground is normal species behavior, that in a proper flock will be shared by many hens and reduce the frequency for most hens to a sustainable level of normal sexual activity(for chickens) without leading to serious or unnatural harm. You may never be able to safely turn your back on a good rooster. I have found some so aggressive( or "tamed") that they did not learn to fear me and became problems I could not tolerate. I have had a few gentle "pet roosters" that never caused me a problem and still handled the girls fairly well, I have had roosters that were apparently not interested in hens and some who were but were evidently firing "blanks", to put it another way, anything is possible, but respect the species natural instincts and adapt your care to them as needed and all will be better.
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Hey Songhill! Thank you very much for the information! Here is what I have planned to do -
1. I have planned to hatch out some 14 eggs.
2. For that, I have separated a Mixed Breed Rooster with a Naked Neck Hen and an Aloha Hen.
3. I have chosen the best male I could. He doesn't have a name, I just call him 'sweety' and he is the sweetest rooster. I recently bought him and quarantined him for some 21 days (I am a bit too much, but hey) and let him free after that. I noticed, he is the sweetest with the females, doesn't hurt them, protects them from people he doesn't know, but isn't afraid of me and doesn't really care about me which is quite convenient. So I chose him.
4. The females I chose were because of their behaviour and their physical condition which was perfect.
5. So hopefully, I get at least 7 females from here. I will keep them, and the 7 males would be butchered and sent to my relatives which is quite, not gonna lie, delish!
6. My 2 misbehaving ones will turn into šŸ—
7. The other two, LETS HOPE FOR THE BEST?
8. I absolutely love my hens so nope, not killing them for 100,000 dollars.

So, that sums up my plans! Now, you may ask, why do I need more hens, well that has its reasons but, I hope you like my plan! If there is anything wrong, please feel free to correct me. Thank you!!
 
Zoohtasim said:
Hey Songhill! Thank you very much for the information! Here is what I have planned to do -
1. I have planned to hatch out some 14 eggs.
2. For that, I have separated a Mixed Breed Rooster with a Naked Neck Hen and an Aloha Hen.
3. I have chosen the best male I could. He doesn't have a name, I just call him 'sweety' and he is the sweetest rooster. I recently bought him and quarantined him for some 21 days (I am a bit too much, but hey) and let him free after that. I noticed, he is the sweetest with the females, doesn't hurt them, protects them from people he doesn't know, but isn't afraid of me and doesn't really care about me which is quite convenient. So I chose him.
4. The females I chose were because of their behaviour and their physical condition which was perfect.
5. So hopefully, I get at least 7 females from here. I will keep them, and the 7 males would be butchered and sent to my relatives which is quite, not gonna lie, delish!
6. My 2 misbehaving ones will turn into šŸ—
7. The other two, LETS HOPE FOR THE BEST?
8. I absolutely love my hens so nope, not killing them for 100,000 dollars.

So, that sums up my plans! Now, you may ask, why do I need more hens, well that has its reasons but, I hope you like my plan! If there is anything wrong, please feel free to correct me. Thank you!!
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I think thatā€™s a great plan! :celebrate
 

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