Gee, someone said they don't like golden comets - they are some of the nicest hens I own - particularly Spice Girl, Lacey and Myrtle - they just want to be held all the time. My New Hampshires are the sweetest birds - well except when Mama wants to be held, it does not matter what you are doing, you stop and hold her. NH's Penny, and Meg are sweethearts too! My roos, wonderful fellows to people and the hens alike. King Strut is the daddy to Ike and Mike and the King keeps everyone in line. Mike is my personal favorite and just loves to be carried all over the farm! We did have one NH roo, Mistew Woostew who turned out to only like my DH and me. He met his demise when I had my foot operated on last winter and my DD had to come in to take care of everyone for me. Mistew Woostew flew at her to spur her one time too many - when she had the metal feed scoop in her hand - she swung it and that was all for him. She was terribly upset, I was devastated, but his son King has all of the good qualities plus he knows I am the leader and he will NEVER take people on as long as you don't hurt his hens. He headed at me once and I stalked him and stared him down and he has never done it again. I have some Bantam Buff Cochins - and lets just say all seven of the roos are named Clarence 1, Clarence 2 and so on - my father in law lives in a mobile home on our farm, his name is Clarence, he is 95 years old, maybe 100 pounds soaking wet and is the orneriest, most disrespectful man to women I have ever known! Now you understand why all the snotty little Cochin roos are named after him!!!! My little Cochin hens are a bit shy - wouldn't you be too if you had a bunch of Clarences running around?! My one little cochin hen, Princess (my granddaughter named her) is sitting on a nest of eggs and we have an understanding - I won't bother her and well, I won't bother her! I have 30 more that are not named and are a bit on the shy order, they follow me everywhere but don't like to be held as much, so I think it just depends on the individual. Look at the differences in the human race- some people are just born mean, or shy, or loving, or gentle - it's all in the genes!