rooster breeds

[eggciting eggs]

I have a total of seven hens of which thee are Orpingtons. One Orpington Rooster named Butterscotch aka baby rooster. He’s my avatar. Lovely birds.

I used to have 2 buff orpington hens but then one of them got taken by a fox, so now I have 1 buff orpingtons, 1 black austrolorp, 1 barred rock, 2 cinnamon queens, and 2 white rocks.

 

[BantyChooks]

Oddly enough, the best rooster I have ever owned (in about 30--40--50ish) was a Buff Silkie. Hatchery quality, admittedly, but he was still a Silkie. He was fantastic with the hens, not rough at all, and he broke up cockerel fights and kept them from raping the hens. Brave, too; he would warn the hens every time something came around instead of running for cover like so many others. Just goes to show a good rooster can be of any breed.

 

[4 ever Orpington]

I have a total of seven hens of which three are Orpingtons. One Orpington Rooster named Butterscotch aka baby rooster. He’s my avatar. Lovely birds.

 

[dheltzel]

I agree that Welsummers can be excellent flock roos. I have never found one to be people aggressive. I also love my black and lavender Ameraucana roos. Very people friendly even while protecting their flock. Never had a bad one, and they are gorgeous. But then Welsummers are gorgeous roos too.
Curiously, the worst roos I've had are in breeds with super-docile hens, silkie bantams and Cream Legbars. Even most of the roos from those breeds have proven very docile, but every now and then, a rouge one is born and proceeds to rain down terror on the humans (as long as he lives).
In my experience, once they "turn" you cannot rehabilitate them. The only answer is to live with them being mean or get rid of them. I have 2 mean roos right now. One I need and just never turn my back on, the other has been relegated to "backup" status and is doing time with the turkey flock and no chicken hens to protect/impress. He's been pretty good of late, but I still watch him.

 

[AllenK RGV]

I found this today and thought it was a great resource from the Livestock Conservancy:

 

[BantyChooks]

I found this today and thought it was a great resource from the Livestock Conservancy:

Gotta wonder why the Livestock Conservancy persists in using that particular Chantecler image in their stuff. Its tail looks like someone chopped it off a Leghorn and then sewed it on.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Gotta wonder why the Livestock Conservancy persists in using that particular Chantecler image in their stuff. Its tail looks like someone chopped it off a Leghorn and then sewed it on.

I think its because of the definition being set in 2009, then they probably refuse to update it. From their FAQ's:

What is a Heritage Chicken?
The Livestock Conservancy defined Heritage Chicken in April 2009. The abbreviated definition reads: “A Heritage Egg can only be produced by an American Poultry Association Standard breed. A Heritage Chicken is hatched from a Heritage egg sired by an American Poultry Association Standard breed established prior to the mid-20th century, is slow growing, naturally mated with a long productive outdoor life.” Click here to see the full explanation.

 

[BantyChooks]

I think its because of the definition being set in 2009, then they probably refuse to update it. From their FAQ's:

What is a Heritage Chicken?
The Livestock Conservancy defined Heritage Chicken in April 2009. The abbreviated definition reads: “A Heritage Egg can only be produced by an American Poultry Association Standard breed. A Heritage Chicken is hatched from a Heritage egg sired by an American Poultry Association Standard breed established prior to the mid-20th century, is slow growing, naturally mated with a long productive outdoor life.” Click here to see the full explanation.

Hm? Standard hasn't changed if that's what you mean... the particular bird they photographed just isn't the best.

 

[AllenK RGV]

I was happy with my sumatra line in there, and man they are so awesome at avoiding predators as described. We have 1-2 hawks trying to poach my birds daily overwinter and the only casualty was a hawk slamming into my house.

Oh what I had intended to say is that pamphlet was created in 09 as well. I think they just did the one and done!

 

[AllenK RGV]

And I wasn't completely accurate it was this one from there with the dating to 2009. So disregard my previous statement of its origin date. My synapses misfired