Which Breeds of Roosters Which Live With Hens Are Aggressive Toward People?

[Folly's place]

Our worst ever cockerel started attacking hands in the brooder, full on attacks, by the time he was eight weeks old. A miserable wretch who had no future...
Mary

 

[Prince and Pavo]

Like Folly’s place said, I think that different breeds have different tendencies and can be more aggressive toward people than others, however I believe that it depends more on how it was raised and if it had enough contact with humans as it grew up. All of the roosters I’ve had since they were chicks I raised to be pets so I spent a lot of time with them and held and pet them a lot. They have all been very gentle toward people and some even like to perch on my arms and shoulders. That being said, a friend once gave me a rooster that had been raised with hens simply for the purpose of producing eggs, so she didn’t raise him how I would have. He turned out to be aggressive toward everyone and we had to get rid of him. So, I think it really depends on the relationship the rooster has with people rather than a specific breed.

 

[Folly's place]

The SS pullet that I kept two years ago is very pushy, was a pecking fool, and it's taken many 'firm chats' to convince her to (mostly) not try to push me around. I'd never want to raise her offspring!
Mary

 

[Folly's place]

Here we don't make pets of our cockerels, and they do fine. I think that the genetics of human aggression can turn up regardless of management. There are stories here about both good and bad boys raised many different ways.
Mary

 

[Awestruck]

Our Cackle white Chanteclers have all been good, at least so far. I haven't kept all of them beyond six or so months of age, so ???
Having roosters is a learning experience, and having a cockerel who's an idiot shows what behaviors begin that downward spiral into awfulness. So, next round, don't wait for actual attacks and injuries!
Mary

I started to see a little aggressive behavior around 5-6 months with our Rhode Island Red. It just got worse as he got older.

 

[JFF12]

My Buff Rooster is aggressive towards anyone that’s not me. My dad has had to kick him before. He’s very protective of his 6 hens and that’s his job. But I wish he would get used to the family.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Our worst ever cockerel started attacking hands in the brooder, full on attacks, by the time he was eight weeks old. A miserable wretch who had no future...
Mary

I had a frizzle cochin bantam like that. Stunning bird, but meanest thing I've ever seen to people and birds

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I have a moderately aggressive SS HEN!

This bold girl was jumping up at the bucket I had scratch in at a fairly young age, impatient, not willing to wait for me to start tossing the grain out to everybody. Before long she was flying up in my face and she'd also grab at my pant leg if she thought I was taking too long. One day I turned my back to the flock to close a gate and she jumped up on my back and BIT me! Enough! I started being ready for her and using my cane to fend her off, bumping her lightly in the chest if she invaded my space. It took a couple of weeks but she finally got the idea: she's NOT the boss of me! Had she not gotten that Attitude Adjustment, it would have been Freezer Camp time!

 

[TRALALARA1]

My first chicks were EE’s, rir and barred rock. Out of five EE’s 2 were roosters. One definitely was the head honcho from the start. He always gave the evil eye but was fairly friendly. One ee Roos disappeared and the barred rock was a rooster. The ee completely ruled the whole flock and kept the barred rock on the fringes of the flock. The ee roo did occasionally give me grief if he felt the hens were threatened. I took to carrying a shovel with me in case he woke up on the wrong side of the perch. The barred rock who was shunned and not allowed to breed was totally sweet. Followed us around like a dog. Showed no aggression. The ee was recently killed by a dog and the barred rock took over the flock. He is the best rooster ever. So good with the hens and never aggressive. I always make sure he has to give way to me every day just to keep him in his place. All my new chicks are by him. I really think that this might be the best way to go. Have two Roos. One will be dominant and one submissive. Get rid of dominant one and the other should be good. Hopefully.

 

[Awestruck]

My Buff Rooster is aggressive towards anyone that’s not me. My dad has had to kick him before. He’s very protective of his 6 hens and that’s his job. But I wish he would get used to the family.

Wow, that's sad. That's how our rooster was and he never changed. The only thing that worked was using a yellow towel that he hated. I would throw it at him when he attacked us.
Is yours a Buff Orpington rooster?