Will cockrells raised by a broody hen be meaner?

[Danny188]

I have 9 chicks being raised by a broody hen and I heard that chicks raised by broodys will be less tame then brooder raised chicks. I'm just wondering if the roosters will be any meaner because they are raised by a broody and not me. I spend about 30 minutes with them a day. The breeds and crosses are, 7 RIR-Buff orpington crosses, 1 Buff orpington and 1 Black Astrolorp-Buff orpington cross. Here are some pics of the BO-Astrolorp cross.

 

[chickenlittle21]

If you spend time with them and hold them they will be just as tame as they would be if you were to raise them in a brooder.

 

[Danny188]

If you spend time with them and hold them they will be just as tame as they would be if you were to raise them in a brooder.

Ok thank you!

 

[Folly's place]

If by 'meaner', you mean actually human aggressive, or bad with their flockmates, no. Generally chicks raised in a flock with mature birds are better adjusted, and mama has taught them valuable life lessons already.
If you mean that they might be less human interactive, it depends. If mama defends them from human contacts, it takes time to overcome that early conditioning. If she's accepting of human contact, the chicks learn that too.
Either way, chicks can learn that you bring treats, and will come running with everyone for them.
Some cockerels will be fine, and some will be human aggressive, or total jerks with everyone, regardless of how they are raised, because genetics play a role here too.
Mary

 

[Danny188]

If by 'meaner', you mean actually human aggressive, or bad with their flockmates, no. Generally chicks raised in a flock with mature birds are better adjusted, and mama has taught them valuable life lessons already.
If you mean that they might be less human interactive, it depends. If mama defends them from human contacts, it takes time to overcome that early conditioning. If she's accepting of human contact, the chicks learn that too.
Either way, chicks can learn that you bring treats, and will come running with everyone for them.
Some cockerels will be fine, and some will be human aggressive, or total jerks with everyone, regardless of how they are raised, because genetics play a role here too.
Mary

The mom is very accepting of me with her chicks, I have taught them to jump up on my arms when I am in their run. She will signal that there is feed in my hand and the chicks will eat out of it. Thanks for the help, I guess I will just have to wait and see. I have another question if you know the answer to it- If I add them to the flock let's say when they are 4 or 5 weeks how long will I be able to keep them before I have problems with roosters. I have one roosters right now and 19 hens, I dont intend to keep any of the roosters from this hatch, and will try to give them away as soon as they are self dependent and I'm sure of the gender. I dont have another place for them that would be big enough as they grow, besides the coop.

 

[Folly's place]

I have broody hens and their chicks out with the flock early. The mama and her eggs are in a separate coop area, and then they all start integrating at about one week of age. The one time they waited until two weeks of age, was with a broody hen who was low in the social order out there, so her chicks needed more time to be able to stay with her n the flock.
Cockerels raised with mature hens and cock birds tend to be accepted into the flock, and learn manners too.
Mary

 

[Danny188]

I have broody hens and their chicks out with the flock early. The mama and her eggs are in a separate coop area, and then they all start integrating at about one week of age. The one time they waited until two weeks of age, was with a broody hen who was low in the social order out there, so her chicks needed more time to be able to stay with her n the flock.
Cockerels raised with mature hens and cock birds tend to be accepted into the flock, and learn manners too.
Mary

Ok thank you! I dont want to waist any feed so I'm going to wait till the mature birds eat it all then I will move them into the flock and put the flock on chick starter.