Yea I y’all to him each time I go to the barn, morning and night. Try to get him to come to me with feed and he comes about 5 ft away and no closer. Like you said, if he makes a good guard dog and no companionship, I’m good with that.
Yea that cockerel kind of puts it all together. He’s a little slower to mature than the others. I’m going to tinker with this crazy comb cockerel. He has so many traits that are hard to get. Size, perfect color and best shaped tail (so far). They’re only 3 months old so a ways to go yet.That's not too bad then if he will come up to you that close. You can work with him and eventually gain his trust I bet. Dogs respond well to yummy food bribes and lots of positive feedback. If you can throw a treat and get him coming 3 feet from you.. then get him to work up to coming closer and closer. It may take a while, but be patient. Let him smell your hands at arms length. Then you can eventually try to pet him. Praise the heck out of him and treats, treats, treats. I bet you all can be friends.
Can't wait to see your pullets.
I believe this cockerel looks like your best bet. I like him best out of the 3. He may have a high tail as he matures but as long as he doesn't have a squirrel tail he can be worked with. I'm not sure I would chance spreading around those genes for inverted comb. This cockerel also has a nice clean chest, which is another good trait I like. You could mate him to your lowest tailed pullets to balance out his higher tail. I'm looking forward to seeing him as he matures.
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Congratulations! Very nice first egg.
