I would wait and see. I have had chickens for about ten years now and I have had a number fo breeds with roosters. Buff Brahma and Welsummers and Delawares have all been excellent boys. HOWEVER, I have done away with some Delawares, too, and I gave them more than enough chances before I sent them to freezer camp. I had a Coronation Sussex that had an "iffy" attitude, so I just sold him down the highway with full disclousure. Some roosters are hard on the hens and some are not. I happen to like crowing roosters---oh, yes now I remember, that Coronation Sussex would not shut up, and I have some of his offspring who are getting a little loud, but they are all going to Freezer Camp this weekend---I will just keep one to go withthe female.---I really would rather hear crowing than an obnoxious hen squaking all day.----give the guy a chance and don't name him some stupid name like Cocky or Scare Crow. My best roosters are Jimmy, Dave and Wilem.
Peggy in California
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Rachel" <boyle_family@...> wrote:
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> We got 4 chicks in late April. We wanted 4 hens for eggs. All along we suspected one was a rooster.....no longer questionable.
> He is an Aracauna. We have treated these chickens like pets all along. My kids hold them daily, so although they run a bit when we try to catch them, they are really calm and allow us to hold them.
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> Tell me about having a rooster? I am really torn between finding a new home for him and having a "wait and see how bad it is" attitude.
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> How much "sniping" among chickens is normal.....? By "sniping", I mean the little pecks or squabbles when one chicken pecks at another that is trying to nose into the feed dish or chasing them across the yard occasionally? Is this normal or indicative that the rooster may be mean?
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> Thanks for any help or insight.
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