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I have several roosters, of different breeds. I only have one that is aggressive, and he's the lead rooster, the oldest. And the only one he is aggressive towards is ME. LOL! He gets his time-outs as needed, but other than that, I am quite aware of what he likes to do to try to take me down in the pecking order, so I make sure that he doesn't get those opportunities... like when I'm leaving the run after filling their waterer and feeders, he likes to jump on my back, so I never turn my back on him. He is, in reality, a coward by doing the sneaky crap. The other roosters? They're not aggressive at all, but they do keep their distance. I only realized in the last week that I have another rooster... he was in my last batch of pullets I received from the hatchery, and I thought he was a pullet, because he never had any indicator he was male, until he started crowing in front of me in the chicken coop when I was collecting eggs last week. What a surprise! But because I spent time socializing with him, I can reach down and scratch his back when he's hanging with the girls, like I do with all my girls.
I keep them because of all of the reasons that are listed here. I keep checking with my neighbors to see if they're annoyed by the crowing, and each and every one of them tell me 'No! We love hearing them!' I live in a small rural community of 250 people, so we're considered to be 'out in the country', and they like the sounds. BTW, just as an anecdote... I'm called 'The Egg Lady' out here in the county. Everyone who wants farm-fresh eggs comes to me to get them. I haven't been at the Farmer's Market in a couple of years now, walked into the election polling place earlier this year to vote in the primaries, and no sooner get across the threshold, ALL of the precinct workers, in unison... 'It's the Egg Lady!' My husband got the hugest grin and kick out of the recognition.
I keep them because of all of the reasons that are listed here. I keep checking with my neighbors to see if they're annoyed by the crowing, and each and every one of them tell me 'No! We love hearing them!' I live in a small rural community of 250 people, so we're considered to be 'out in the country', and they like the sounds. BTW, just as an anecdote... I'm called 'The Egg Lady' out here in the county. Everyone who wants farm-fresh eggs comes to me to get them. I haven't been at the Farmer's Market in a couple of years now, walked into the election polling place earlier this year to vote in the primaries, and no sooner get across the threshold, ALL of the precinct workers, in unison... 'It's the Egg Lady!' My husband got the hugest grin and kick out of the recognition.