Very stupid questions from a newbie

[klf73]

Hi, I am hatching my first dozen that was dropped in my lap. I have been reading like crazy on incubating, hatching, etc. Here is the stupid question. Is there a roo that is not obnoxious? I would love to have one but am afraid my neighbors will hate us. Also, our house is on 1/4 acre and that is pretty much the only grassy area, we have another 1+ acre thats wooded and hubby is going to clean all the underbrush, can they freerange there? Thanks
Krista

 

[morelcabin]

THey can free range anywhere, but you'll have to watch for predators. Roosters are not usually obnoxious! I know alot of ppl will tell you horror stories, and there are some bad roos out there, but in all my years of raising birds I have never had one that was bad. (one was teased by neighbors kids until it attacked my son, but there was a reason) You might get the odd feisty one, but you can always put it in the stew pot...

 

[vickig]

I had a nice calm rooster and then a Freddy ( Nightmare on Elm Street )

He hated us with a passion. I guess he was just an unhappy guy.

My experience with roosters is that they can start crowing as early as 3AM. Just something to think about.

 

[klf73]

I have on neighbor within throwing distance of my house and they are elderly, I think I will have to scrap the roo idea
Krista