This is a good read about how to raise respectful roosters... I did some cuddling of my roosters when they were younger, but I won't next time.
http://shilala.homestead.com/roosters.html
I have also established myself by trying to intimidate him, he stays pretty far from me and has never attacked me..
http://shilala.homestead.com/roosters.html
I have also established myself by trying to intimidate him, he stays pretty far from me and has never attacked me..