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I raised 2 roosters from birth. One I had to butcher at around 6 months. Black Australorp. He was fine with the other hens his age, but then we brought laying hens to our property, after he got introduced to them, he starting being a cocky butt. He traded his flock of young hens for the laying hens. He started attacking me, attacked my chihuahua for no reason, and starting getting into fights with my large dog, and almost killed the other rooster when he tried to mate with these laying hens. I had to butcher him.
I have another Easter Egger rooster, 6 months, now he is a sweetie. He is my favorite chicken. I can pet him and pick him up with ease. He's never once attacked me and today he did this little court dance to me... Awkward.. he also did this dance to my large dog once. At first I thought he wouldn't be able to protect the flock because of how sweet he was, well, he proved me wrong the other day and I was proud of him. My dog snapped at a chicken because the chicken got too close to his face when he was eating food off the ground, so the rooster attacked my dog. My dog was at fault. But also what I find hilarious, my rooster has never attacked my mom when she was outside by herself, but when I came out there with all the chickens and her, my rooster started trying to attack her face to face (not attacking from behind), I had to restrain him! LOL
I have another Easter Egger rooster, 6 months, now he is a sweetie. He is my favorite chicken. I can pet him and pick him up with ease. He's never once attacked me and today he did this little court dance to me... Awkward.. he also did this dance to my large dog once. At first I thought he wouldn't be able to protect the flock because of how sweet he was, well, he proved me wrong the other day and I was proud of him. My dog snapped at a chicken because the chicken got too close to his face when he was eating food off the ground, so the rooster attacked my dog. My dog was at fault. But also what I find hilarious, my rooster has never attacked my mom when she was outside by herself, but when I came out there with all the chickens and her, my rooster started trying to attack her face to face (not attacking from behind), I had to restrain him! LOL