What breeds have protective roosters?

[chicknmania]

Petroleum jelly actually just makes them colder. There really isn't much you can do topically.

 

[Nickeyo]

In my experience frizzle can be very protective roosters, I have a frizzle x buff Sussex so he's quite large and if I pick up one of his hens he's fine, but if the hen I pick up starts screaming then he rushes over and starts attacking my legs which I'm not fussed about as he's doing his job. I've also had Wyandottes, one roosters lead a fox away from my hens whilst free ranging, he died but all the hens survived. I find that the best roosters are cross breeds, for me crossing a Wyandotte with a light breed gets you a large bird, but has the temperament of a smaller flighty bird meaning they are very protective leaders, I have a friesian fowl cross Wyandotte rooster and when my friends dog got loose and went for my birds he drew the dog away and only flew up into a tree once the hens were safe.

 

[June2012]

Petroleum jelly actually just makes them colder. There really isn't much you can do topically.

Aw darn. :[

In my experience frizzle can be very protective roosters, I have a frizzle x buff Sussex so he's quite large and if I pick up one of his hens he's fine, but if the hen I pick up starts screaming then he rushes over and starts attacking my legs which I'm not fussed about as he's doing his job. I've also had Wyandottes, one roosters lead a fox away from my hens whilst free ranging, he died but all the hens survived. I find that the best roosters are cross breeds, for me crossing a Wyandotte with a light breed gets you a large bird, but has the temperament of a smaller flighty bird meaning they are very protective leaders, I have a friesian fowl cross Wyandotte rooster and when my friends dog got loose and went for my birds he drew the dog away and only flew up into a tree once the hens were safe.

Thank you for the tip! Your roosters sound like awesome boys. I'll see if I have space to cross, which I doubt though...

 

[June2012]

I haven't treated preventively, myself, but this guide indicates it (or coconut oil) can be applied to protect tissue: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/frostbite.

Oh wow! Thanks for the link!!!!! :3

 

[Pstock44]

@FoodFreedomNow you mentioned how your rooster feeds the hens. Mine is about 8-9 months old and he amazed me last week. I had just filled my feeder and a few pellets had fallen on the ground. After I left the run he came over and found them on the ground, I turned around when I heard him making some strange new sounds, almost like cooing. Then a couple hens came over, he picked up the pellets and set them close to the hens. I was suprised to see this, I never expected it and didn't have a clue this was part of how roosters will "care" for their hens. I love learning new things about chickens!

 

[speedy2020]

The breeder Orpington, Bielefelder, and White Bresse roosters are calm & friendly. They are good with kids.

 

[speedy2020]

@FoodFreedomNow you mentioned how your rooster feeds the hens. Mine is about 8-9 months old and he amazed me last week. I had just filled my feeder and a few pellets had fallen on the ground. After I left the run he came over and found them on the ground, I turned around when I heard him making some strange new sounds, almost like cooing. Then a couple hens came over, he picked up the pellets and set them close to the hens. I was suprised to see this, I never expected it and didn't have a clue this was part of how roosters will "care" for their hens. I love learning new things about chickens!

Look like he is a keeper. I have rooster that chase the hens for the food.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

@FoodFreedomNow you mentioned how your rooster feeds the hens. Mine is about 8-9 months old and he amazed me last week. I had just filled my feeder and a few pellets had fallen on the ground. After I left the run he came over and found them on the ground, I turned around when I heard him making some strange new sounds, almost like cooing. Then a couple hens came over, he picked up the pellets and set them close to the hens. I was suprised to see this, I never expected it and didn't have a clue this was part of how roosters will "care" for their hens. I love learning new things about chickens!

He sounds like a good rooster - not only is he pretty, but he's nice to the ladies, too!

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Look like he is a keeper. I have rooster that chase the hens for the food.

LOL...is he your flock rooster? I have some "ladies with attitude" in my bunch and doubt they'd tolerate a rooster that didn't always let them eat first.

 

[mich9510]

We had a whiting true blue who was a great protector but caused a lot of trouble within the flock. The flock he lived with are jersey giants with two other cockerels and 12 pullets. He was actually the second in the cockerel pecking order but was constantly challenging the other cockerels. He would knock them off the pullets any time they mounted and was just a general trouble maker. When he mounted a pullet he was very rough also. But he was great at sounding the alarm when a hawk flew over head and I did see him offer goodies to the girls. I didn't like his attitude so we ate him.
The day after we culled him the flock was so energetic and playful!
My decision was made to cull based on the fact that I didn't want the pullets to become injured by his attitude. We are down to the two jersey giant cockerels now and they are very gentle with the pullets. They both protect the pullets and chase the dog away...lol but are OK with people. One will puff himself up when I go out to feed them and let them out of the coop but does not attack humans. I do make a point of picking both cockerels up and petting them daily. The alpha cockerel will knock the second cockerel off the pullets but the second cockerel will not do the same to the alpha. They don't offer food to the pullets and aren't great at sounding the alarm yet but I did see one chase off a coopers hawk a few weeks ago. In think they just need to mature a bit and both will be good roosters.
The whole point to my story is that I don't think there is any one breed that will just be a perfect rooster. Like others have said, I think you will have to get a few and cull the ones that don't possess the qualities you are looking for. It takes time and patience.