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Yes, it was the barred Plymouth Rock cockerel I was warning you against! At this point you can't be sure of any of them, so I'd keep two at least, individuals who look like 'possibles' and then decide as they mature. Right now we have one bantam rooster, and five (or six?!) cockerels. All are...

I'm not as much of a 'pet chicken' person as many of you are, but handling hens or pullets in the presence of our roosters has never been a problem! We do have a few hens who are fine with being picked up, in spite of not being encouraged by me. And no rooster gets to stay here if he thinks...

For a long time we had two breeding groups multiple breeds of standard hens, with two Chantecler roosters, the main guy and a 'spare'. Also Belgian d'Uccles, so much smaller that the roosters weren't able to cross breed. Easy, everyone lived in one big group. Then i decided to also have bantam...

Back to your first post: avoid that RIR cockerel, he's already not nice, as are many hatchery bred RIRs, in my experience. Cockerels who avoid human contact are more likely to turn out well, while 'friendly' cockerels can be bold and human aggressive later. Each one is an individual, and it...