Are you going to use him for a breeder? As I recall, you are breeding Polish, and EE. anything else?
Some folks don't let their rooster mate in front of them as part of the "dominant" human theory. In rooster speak, the dominant roo has breeding rights. Any other roo who breeds when he's around gets his butt kicked to the moon and back. When I know that a chick is a male, I immediately do a hands off approach with him. I'll handle the pullets, give them facial massages, and generally love on them a bit... occasionally. But roos: I want them to have a healthy respect for me. I've never had to seriously discipline a rooster since the first year when I had some nasty RIR boys. But, I teach roos early on that they need to get out of my way. Usually, I only need to do some serious training with one, b/c the rest have gone to freezer camp. The roo that gets to stay: he tidbits the girls, (and his chicks). He gives warning calls for all perceived threats. He is never allowed to dance for me. He is never allowed to give me the stink eye. He must stay at least arms length away from me at all times. When I take out treats, and sometimes when I feed the girls, I make him stand back until they are done. I do allow him to mate the girls when I am in the pen. But, if he gets overly H***y, it's time for both of us to get some exercise. I like to use a thin fiberglass post with a reflector on it. But, really, I don't need anything. We just take a few jogs around the coop. Where ever he goes to get away from me, there I am. I can move pretty fast for an old biddy. One afternoon, I chased him into the coop, shut us both in there, then chased him into a broody pen. I let him cool his jets overnight b/c he'd been a bit too amorous. He was the perfect gentleman the next morning.Other discipline methods include pecking a young roo with your finger, chest bumping him with your hand, grabbing him by the hackles and pinning his head to the ground until he submits, holding him and pushing his head down until he willingly keeps it down. I use these methods with feisty hens. Beware of the poster who recommends letting the roo flog you as a way to "get it out of his system, and come to the conclusion that there is no purpose to be served in flogging you". While that may condition the roo to not flog you, it won't train him that all humans are off limits.
IMO, if you spend some time training a roo, and he continues to demonstrate unacceptable behavior with humans or hens or chicks, it's time to replace him. There are so many roosters who are good roos that need a good home. Don't waste a lot of time on a roo who is aggressive. Those tendencies can be passed on to the next generation. Better to cull the mean ones, and breed gentle roos into your flock.
