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I've kept roosterless free range groups for a few years, as well as years with roosters in the free range groups. I've yet to find a hen that will do everything a rooster does to keep his group safe

A cockerel raised by a hen is better equipped to watch over the flock, but what really matters is his individual temperament. A broody raised bird will be more accustomed to predators of the area they were raised in, but it does not make them inherently superior. A brooder raised bird will take...

Being a good observer and knowing when to sound warning calls is not only an individual thing, but also has to do with age. When birds are younger, and do not yet have much experience with predators (especially when not raised by a broody), they tend to spook very easily, even at the sound of a...