my Buff cochin rooster grew up with the flock. He is calm, fearless and very protective. Hes gentle with the hens and they all run to him at any sign of danger. He's already rescued them from a hawk which was no match for him. I almost felt sorry for the hawk who was getting his ass kicked until it escaped. He always eats last and feeds treats to the girls. That being said...I've also had the opposite with another rooster. He was almost predatory and would literally attack the hens to try to mate with them. No one liked him and he was sent to live out his days on a farm with lots of geese. I also had a White crested Black polish who was a sweet boy but the hens plucked every feather off his head. I segregated him until they grew back and in one afternoon, he was bald and bleeding again. So I see why many people don't care for roosters. Case by case I guess.
