Will my rooster take position of leader?

[NikolasGuy1234]

SO, if you've seen other posts of mine (probably haven't) you'll know ive been having a ton of problems with getting rid of my 10 roosters. (got rid of four today) so now i only have to get rid of six and its wayyyy less daunting. Phew! they are very friendly, pretty and i love them to death, but my hens cant be separated from their main coop anymore, i dont like it . anyways, ive separated my hens, chicks(also pullets), and the rooster who is most friendly to me. he always comes right up to me and eats right out of my hand! But, im afraid that he wont take the position of leader because he has never been in that situation in which he could before. he has NEVER crowed before and i understand thats because of the roosters around him. now that he is separate and the crowers are gone, will he began to grow and, well, do what roosters do? basically just take the alpha role? because im not going to lie, i want some chicks in the spring!

 

[ChattyChickens4Life]

SO, if you've seen other posts of mine (probably haven't) you'll know ive been having a ton of problems with getting rid of my 10 roosters. (got rid of four today) so now i only have to get rid of six and its wayyyy less daunting. Phew! they are very friendly, pretty and i love them to death, but my hens cant be separated from their main coop anymore, i dont like it . anyways, ive separated my hens, chicks(also pullets), and the rooster who is most friendly to me. he always comes right up to me and eats right out of my hand! But, im afraid that he wont take the position of leader because he has never been in that situation in which he could before. he has NEVER crowed before and i understand thats because of the roosters around him. now that he is separate and the crowers are gone, will he began to grow and, well, do what roosters do? basically just take the alpha role? because im not going to lie, i want some chicks in the spring!

What breed is the cockerel? How aggressive are the pullets? (Not necessarily to you, but to the other chickens.) Depending on the rooster, most will take the alpha role. And when he finally figures out he's in charge, he will crow. What age is he? Good luck!

-Chatty

 

[sourland]

He will take on the role. Dominant and too many roosters in a flock can cause testosterone suppression in lower ranking birds. He'll man up. The down side is that there may be another side to his personality.

 

[NikolasGuy1234]

What breed is the cockerel? How aggressive are the pullets? (Not necessarily to you, but to the other chickens.) Depending on the rooster, most will take the alpha role. And when he finally figures out he's in charge, he will crow. What age is he? Good luck!

-Chatty

He is a black australorp! he is very friendly to the hens but has pecked at the chicked once or twice when he met them.

 

[NikolasGuy1234]

He will take on the role. Dominant and too many roosters in a flock can cause testosterone suppression in lower ranking birds. He'll man up. The down side is that there may be another side to his personality.

how can i make sure he doesnt become aggressive? i love him and dont want to have to get rid of him because he gets mean... ill get really sad, ya'know?

 

[NikolasGuy1234]

What breed is the cockerel? How aggressive are the pullets? (Not necessarily to you, but to the other chickens.) Depending on the rooster, most will take the alpha role. And when he finally figures out he's in charge, he will crow. What age is he? Good luck!

-Chatty

also, he is about 22 weeks

 

[sourland]

how can i make sure he doesnt become aggressive? i love him and dont want to have to get rid of him because he gets mean... ill get really sad, ya'know?

What his DNA dictates is what he will express. That being said a general rule of poultry husbandry is, "Treat your hens as pets if you must, but treat your roosters like chickens." Never allow a rooster to think that he is your equal.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I hope you were able to find a good way of rehoming those extra roos, I know there was a lot of trolling on your other thread. But do not hatch chicks if you don't have an exit plan ready for the 50% males you end up with.

 

[NikolasGuy1234]

I hope you were able to find a good way of rehoming those extra roos, I know there was a lot of trolling on your other thread. But do not hatch chicks if you don't have an exit plan ready for the 50% males you end up with.

ill have a plan by spring. thank you

 

[TexasSam]

SO, if you've seen other posts of mine (probably haven't) you'll know ive been having a ton of problems with getting rid of my 10 roosters. (got rid of four today) so now i only have to get rid of six and its wayyyy less daunting. Phew! they are very friendly, pretty and i love them to death, but my hens cant be separated from their main coop anymore, i dont like it . anyways, ive separated my hens, chicks(also pullets), and the rooster who is most friendly to me. he always comes right up to me and eats right out of my hand! But, im afraid that he wont take the position of leader because he has never been in that situation in which he could before. he has NEVER crowed before and i understand thats because of the roosters around him. now that he is separate and the crowers are gone, will he began to grow and, well, do what roosters do? basically just take the alpha role? because im not going to lie, i want some chicks in the spring!

Careful when you do if it were me I would keep to roos. A lot of times the nicest roo to you is the most aggressive to the hens. This way you have a backup plan