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Did you raise him from a chick, like first day?
If you didn't and haven't gently handled him a reasonable amount so he has no doubt you're not a threat he's showing great restraint by just running to see what you're up to.
I'd let sleeping dogs lie and not push him.
Gah, i'm scatterbrained! Didn't answer your question. You can have a rooster and handle your hens just not how you're doing it.
You'll end up getting flogged using your current methods. And even my very trusting rooster would not be o.k with strangers touching the hens.
Please don't try that.
Also, I can start putting him in the coop when people come over and want to handle the hens. The hens like the treats and don't mind being handled, so I don't want to stop it. It makes them super people-friendly. But I understand cooping him up during that time.