Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
3.184:

>> If you've ever watched a flock of free range chickens the
>> term 'predatory' seems very apt. The roosters do not look
>> cuddly.
>
> They are not. I had a childhood friend whose right eye was
> pecked out by a rooster.

those roosters are called "soup" here. aggressiveness is a
hereditary trait & one that i don't want in my chickens.
a good rooster will protect his flock, but will not ever be
aggressive towards humans.
i have 27 hens & 2 roosters in one pen. the boys have worked
out the distribution of which hens 'belong' to each without
any fighting. i also have a bachelor pen with 4 roosters (my
blue & black Orpingtons), & they don't fight either.
i have had aggressive roosters, a white Leghorn, a black
bantam Cochin & a couple Silkies. they're all gone. the bantam
Cochin did some serious damage to my son when he was smaller.
little kids are much closer to the ground & easier to get
their faces. roosters do go for the eyes.
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