Rooster Dilemma

[EggFarm65]

At 7 months old he was still a cockerel, not a rooster. At that stage they're often basically idiot teenagers whose hormones do most of their thinking for them.

If you do want a rooster in your flock - and some folks will disagree but personally I think there are far more, and better, reasons to have one than "only" if you want to hatch chicks - then there's a couple of options I'd suggest.
One: get an older (18-24 months +) rooster from someone you trust to tell the truth about his previous behaviour and why they're rehoming him. Here, I'd look for either someone with an established multi-generation flock who was looking to have a few less boys around the place, or a breeder looking to retire an older cock in order to bring in new blood. The best options available where you are might be different.
Two: buy some hatching eggs or chicks from someone who breeds for temperament as well as other traits. Ideally have a broody raise them, or at least try to have them in with your older birds as soon as possible. The older girls *should* clobber some sense into them once they hit the terrible teens but if not, you could always separate them into a bachelor group for a couple of months if you end up with more than one boy. See who's the nicest - and who your hens like best - when they've grown up and calmed down a bit and you reintroduce them to the main flock, and cull the others unless you end up with a pair that are both really nice and seem to get on fine together.

Thank you for your advice. Like you said, I don't need a rooster but I want one; to me they are a part of having chickens. I do miss my rooster terribly. I am not that experienced yet so I acted in the best interest of my flock, so I thought. I guess, I have to live with that.
I like your second option raising one with my flock so they will basically raise him. I could make this work.
Everyone wants to get rid of their young cockerel and then you have to deal with the surprising behavior.

 

[McChooky]

Yesterday was the saddest day since my chicken journey began about a year ago. My first adopted rooster was brutally terrorizing my hens so he had to go.
Shortly after that, my neighbor had a young beautiful Brahma rooster so I took him in to my flock of 16 hens. He was the sweetest boy ever, we cuddled every morning, he made my laugh with his goofy walk and behavior. However, he started to chase my hens around the yard, he would pull them by the feathers when they tried to escape, he caused damages to their backs, neck, and head. My hens look just awful. Some would scream during mating, and one of my RIR was slow to get up the other day; I thought he broke her wings. So I felt that I had no choice to get rid of him for the good of my hens.
However, I was absolutely crashed yesterday, I cried my eyes out, and miss him terribly. It is so quiet out there.
I love roosters but it seems they are always too aggressive with my hens. I don't mind mating but when they scream and try to escape I can't bare that. I do want a rooster but I can't go through the painful loss again.
I thought maybe it is better raising one from a chick or adopting an older one. I don't want any chicks nor do I need a lot of protection for the chickens. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

I get roosters the same breed as the hens.Separate them if the roosters hurting them.If your girls don't like him you're doing the right thing by getting rid of him