Your experience with these roosters and their temperament?

[Anime2lover]

I believe that rooster temperament is hugely affected by imprinting. Imprinting happens in the first hours/days after hatching. Whether they imprint on humans, or imprint on a hen makes all the difference, it molds their identity. I think roosters that were hatched/raised by hens understand what they are, chicken manners included. I believe that cockerels that imprint on humans are much more likely to have behavior and aggression issues.

While that can play a part in it, how their raised has a huge part in it as well. I found that all my hand raised roosters where more people friendly while the opposite was true for my hen raised ones. He even herded them together so they didn't go far away.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I believe that rooster temperament is hugely affected by imprinting. Imprinting happens in the first hours/days after hatching. Whether they imprint on humans, or imprint on a hen makes all the difference, it molds their identity. I think roosters that were hatched/raised by hens understand what they are, chicken manners included. I believe that cockerels that imprint on humans are much more likely to have behavior and aggression issues.

There are really no guarantees with any breed, as individual temperament will vary a great deal within even the same variety.

Agree with both of these points. The males I've had with the worst temperaments were the ones I handled a lot as chicks so they ended up imprinting on me. But even within those birds, there's a lot of variation.


As far as the original post, the only one of those breeds I have experience with roosters in is the Marans. Many of them were clingy chicks that grew up into horribly aggressive roosters. The ones I didn't handle as much because I had less time to endulge their clinginess while they were brooder-aged turned out to be evenly-tempered roosters with great qualities, though.

 

[CoachAlangley]

Of course there are outliers in every breed, but I'm curious as to others' experience with the temperament of these roosters: (towards hens, humans, and other Roos)

Black Copper Marans
Buff Orpington
Welsummer
Bielefelder
Exchequer Leghorn
Polish
Black Langshan
ISA brown

My polish was amazing. He was the protector of not just the flock but of me also. We had two silkies that were aggressive every time I entered their area and he would run them off if they looked like they were going to charge me. He was great with kids and liked to play with my dog (with a fence between the two of them) I miss him dearly.

 

[AidKD]

My polish was amazing. He was the protector of not just the flock but of me also. We had two silkies that were aggressive every time I entered their area and he would run them off if they looked like they were going to charge me. He was great with kids and liked to play with my dog (with a fence between the two of them) I miss him dearly.

Probably never had a bad day cause he always had great hair! Lol Seriously though, sorry that you lost him! I dread the day when my rooster dies!

 

[Anime2lover]

Probably never had a bad day cause he always had great hair! Lol Seriously though, sorry that you lost him! I dread the day when my rooster dies!

Me to. I have a beautiful Easter egger rooster who is an awesome rooster!. He was a hand raise tsc chick. He got a little edgy his first spring as a cocktail but has mellowed out. He is excellent with the ladies, a great watch bird, Ok with me, tolerant of younger roos (but not to the extent that he let's them get away with bad behavior), excellent with youngsters and new birds (He is actually incrediy protective of chicks even if they are not his and just introduced). Seriously, last year I hatched a batch of chicks, when they were old enough to be outside with the ladies, we put them out under supervision, and he wouldn't even let a single hen near them except his most gentlest favorite girl. He even herded them together so they wouldn't wonder to far off.

 

[CoopBoots]

I'm still experimenting with rearing methods, but overall I never found Buff Orpington roosters to be better tempered than what I hear described as problem roosters by other people.

I hand raised a Buff Orpington rooster as a kid. He tolerated me (treated me like a hen mostly) and I could cuddle him, etc. but he was NOT a gentleman to the ladies. He also hated men and would jump the fence to go after delivery guys etc. My dad nearly made soup of him, and the hens probably would have been happier if he did. We had other boys of the same breed who busily fought each other or flogged us when our backs were turned.

My goal with my current flock is to have a hen-raised boy that will (hopefully) be respectful to the ladies and know humans aren't either a threat or competition. To this end, I've adopted someone else's pet rooster (also a jerk to humans, although he's good to the hens so I try to overlook it) and my broody hen is raising his sons. The flock hens are still Buff Orpingtons but my rooster is not, so going forward we'll be mixing breeds.

 

[bluebellknapp]

Of course there are outliers in every breed, but I'm curious as to others' experience with the temperament of these roosters: (towards hens, humans, and other Roos)

Black Copper Marans
Buff Orpington
Welsummer
Bielefelder
Exchequer Leghorn
Polish
Black Langshan
ISA brown

I have Bielefelder roosters and I find them to be like any other rooster. If a hen comes near, it's an open invitation to dance!!

 

[BlueBaby]

I have 2 Bielefelder boy's that are in together with the Bielefelder hen's. One of the boy's is a grown rooster, while the other one is almost 7 month's old. They do not fight each other. They don't beat up on the hen's but they eat and drink along side of the girl's, and they call the girl's when there is food. Neither boy has ever acted like they were even thinking about attacking me, and they move out of my way when I go out there to do thing's.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Of course there are outliers in every breed, but I'm curious as to others' experience with the temperament of these roosters: (towards hens, humans, and other Roos)

Black Copper Marans
Buff Orpington
Welsummer
Bielefelder
Exchequer Leghorn
Polish
Black Langshan
ISA brown

Only one I've had of those is polish. I had a black crested white that was good. Skittish, but manageable. My white crested black bantam is absolutely wild. It's like his flight or fight is broken in the flight setting.

I had a white orpington for a few years. Good with people if you left him alone. If you approached, he's move away. Wasn't a fan if other males though.

 

[Backcountrychickens]

I have a buff Orpington rooster who is the sweetest thing!!! I can hold him and he eats out of my hands and is great with kids and pets. I have no clue what his upbringing was as we rescued him, but all of his offspring have had great temperaments.
I have some exchequer leghorn hens who I have found to be quite flighty.
I have also found that copper Marans make good roosters.
Would HIGHLY recommend buff orpingtons!!
Hope this helps!!