Just because hatcheries don't take that into account doesn't mean the majority of their roosters are going to be mean. I've had a lot of well tempered hatchery birds.
With breeders being a very umbrella term there's no guarantee they are breeding for good temperament either.
You are putting words in my mouth. I never said those things.
I did not say the majority of hatchery roosters will be mean, I only said they do not select for temperament. And they don't.
I also did not say
all breeders select for temperament, either. I do select for it and my Delaware line came from a breeder who also selected for temperament. My Blue Orp rooster produced some of the best behaved roosters you could ask for over the years I had him.
NO one ever said there was a guarantee even if you
do select for temperament, me included, you are simply more likely to get males that are not human-aggressive than if you just take your chances with miscellaneous hatchery stock. An animal with a nut-size brain can't come with any temperament
guarantee of any sort. There are exceptions to every rule. I only know that on down the line, every male that is descended from my Delaware rooster, whether they were pure Delaware or they were crosses, was easygoing and non-human aggressive. I've raised enough in my lines of Orps and Rocks and Delawares to know that good males usually produce other well-behaved males. Good genes pass on. That includes temperament.
As far as breeders, I've heard ridiculous claims from some that say a male must be human aggressive to be a good breeder, or aggressive to watch out for the hens. Poppycock! Not all breeders are good ones, nor do they select for the same traits.
A genetically-predisposed mean rooster will turn on you whether you ignore him or try to make him in to a pet. I've seen it. Genes will out.
