I raise American Bresse and have a lot of roosters! I just found your channel. I already forwarded this video to 4 friends. You explained this the best I ever heard. Very good stuff my friend. I totally agree you need roo or 2 with every flock (if you have enough girls). I have a 3 year old farm mix roo who trains the new boys how to be a gentleman! My boys are always look out for ladies and predators. I do have a barn yard roosters who attacks people but is totally fine with me, but honestly he is see people as a threat and only doing his job so you can’t fault him!!
Thanks so much for your kind words and for sharing the video, it really helps the channel, so much appreciated! You sound like you've got a great flock and wonderful roosters. I love my crossbred roosters 😀
@@onceuponafarmnz if you want some American Bresse dual purpose breed. I’ll send you eggs or chicks whatever works for you!! 🙏🏻❤️. Can’t wait for next video.
I have a rooster named Houdini (I don't think I need to explain a name like that). Despite my inability to keep him contained, he is a great rooster. I also have a two year old daughter who he mostly ignores or tolerates. Our neighbor's large dog broke loose and went barrelling straight at my daughter as she was toddling around the yard. I was not close enough to reach her before the dog would get to her. I gave a panicked cry because I don't know this dog well enough to be sure he wouldn't hurt my baby. Houdini got there first. He put himself between my daughter and that dog and he beat the piss out him. He sent that huge dog crying back to his own yard with his tail between his legs. I never want to hear anyone claim a chicken to be cowardly or stupid. That bird was smart enough to understand that I was conveying a threat to my offspring and he put himself in harms way to defend her.
I agree 💯 You have to actually develop a relationship with them. We have four roosters and each one was raised from a chick they are treated just like the hens with love and I talk to them and I treat them. At 4 months old they go through hormonal flush If you can pen them up for 2 months and wait until the flush is over then you're going to have a calm and collect rooster. Also enough hens to your rooster so that they can find their mini flock and everybody can live in peaceful harmony. They will fight at first to find their place in the flock but as long as you monitor cage one of them when they get hurt and then really re-release them to try it again.
Completely agree with how you go about it. In my Tale of Two Roosters video I go over my methods which are very, very similar. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Wow great video!! I've had a handful of roosters in the past and they've always been so unruly and disruptive. This video has really inspired me to try that again but properly this time! #rooster
We had a rooster, but we had to send him to a friend because he started beating up the hens. He chased them away from the food and they stopped laying eggs. He was about 2 years old when he started doing this and up until that point he was a great rooster. I sure miss him.
Sorry you're having trouble. I'll keep it in mind for future videos and will ask people from multiple sources as it's normalized audio I haven't had that complaint before. Can always use subtitles if you need to. Thanks for watching.
crazy how nature works. and then humans decide she doesn't know and we go and try to change everything and wonder where the peace went. great video, and very true. I have 4 big roosters, 1 for each flock (I dont mix them)
I would argue a well brought up flock rooster will of course make eggs fertile with little to no fuss. The point of this video is to raise roosters so they can do their job of looking after the flock which yes would include fathering new roosters in all capacities.
Well, if you actually listened to what I said in the video you'd have heard that this was specifically in relation to a scenario where a young rooster has been raised up in the flock from a chick, and the head hen was not willing to release her top position to him once he was grown. The rooster must hold the top position or the flock isn't functioning as it should. This is how chickens work. I certainly did not say just get rid of any hen who doesn't like him. You will avoid this situation in the vast majority of cases if you bring in an already fully grown rooster. Animals are not all the same, and dealing with them requires the ability to apply nuance and common sense.
Do you think roosters get an unfair reputation?
definitely i have more roosters then hens and mine dont go after the hens like how others do.
I raise American Bresse and have a lot of roosters! I just found your channel. I already forwarded this video to 4 friends. You explained this the best I ever heard. Very good stuff my friend. I totally agree you need roo or 2 with every flock (if you have enough girls). I have a 3 year old farm mix roo who trains the new boys how to be a gentleman! My boys are always look out for ladies and predators. I do have a barn yard roosters who attacks people but is totally fine with me, but honestly he is see people as a threat and only doing his job so you can’t fault him!!
Thanks so much for your kind words and for sharing the video, it really helps the channel, so much appreciated! You sound like you've got a great flock and wonderful roosters. I love my crossbred roosters 😀
@@onceuponafarmnz if you want some American Bresse dual purpose breed. I’ll send you eggs or chicks whatever works for you!! 🙏🏻❤️. Can’t wait for next video.
That would be so awesome but unfortunately our biosecurity laws don't allow eggs into the country.
@@onceuponafarmnz I didn’t realize you didn’t live in the states!! You’re right we can’t ship into other countries!!
I appreciate the offer though! I would love to have some American Bresse. We don't have them here, I'm in New Zealand :)
I have a rooster named Houdini (I don't think I need to explain a name like that). Despite my inability to keep him contained, he is a great rooster. I also have a two year old daughter who he mostly ignores or tolerates. Our neighbor's large dog broke loose and went barrelling straight at my daughter as she was toddling around the yard. I was not close enough to reach her before the dog would get to her. I gave a panicked cry because I don't know this dog well enough to be sure he wouldn't hurt my baby. Houdini got there first. He put himself between my daughter and that dog and he beat the piss out him. He sent that huge dog crying back to his own yard with his tail between his legs.
I never want to hear anyone claim a chicken to be cowardly or stupid. That bird was smart enough to understand that I was conveying a threat to my offspring and he put himself in harms way to defend her.
What an incredible story, and what a great rooster! Thanks for sharing it, we need more stories about great roosters.
I agree 💯
You have to actually develop a relationship with them.
We have four roosters and each one was raised from a chick they are treated just like the hens with love and I talk to them and I treat them.
At 4 months old they go through hormonal flush If you can pen them up for 2 months and wait until the flush is over then you're going to have a calm and collect rooster.
Also enough hens to your rooster so that they can find their mini flock and everybody can live in peaceful harmony.
They will fight at first to find their place in the flock but as long as you monitor cage one of them when they get hurt and then really re-release them to try it again.
Completely agree with how you go about it. In my Tale of Two Roosters video I go over my methods which are very, very similar. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Wow great video!! I've had a handful of roosters in the past and they've always been so unruly and disruptive. This video has really inspired me to try that again but properly this time! #rooster
It can be frustrating when they turn into little bullies, good luck with your new roosters!
We had a rooster, but we had to send him to a friend because he started beating up the hens. He chased them away from the food and they stopped laying eggs. He was about 2 years old when he started doing this and up until that point he was a great rooster. I sure miss him.
Yes with animals you can never be guaranteed an outcome! Sorry you had to get rid of your rooster.
Wow! What a big rooster! How old is Kowalski?
He's five and so very chill, thanks for watching!
Roosters are cool
I so agree!!!
Can you reduce or remove the background music while you are speaking? Its hard to hear and distracting.
Sorry you're having trouble. I'll keep it in mind for future videos and will ask people from multiple sources as it's normalized audio I haven't had that complaint before. Can always use subtitles if you need to. Thanks for watching.
I agree. Music distracts from the content.
crazy how nature works. and then humans decide she doesn't know and we go and try to change everything and wonder where the peace went.
great video, and very true. I have 4 big roosters, 1 for each flock (I dont mix them)
Very true, humans can be very blind sometimes. Doing things as closely as possible to how natural systems work will always give us the best outcomes.
Is a group of roosters called a thug? I would so make a thug of roosters.
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I would have only roosters if I could get away with it!
Me too, loove my roosters!
Roosters are way more than just looking after the hens, Roosters make an Egg fertile.
I would argue a well brought up flock rooster will of course make eggs fertile with little to no fuss. The point of this video is to raise roosters so they can do their job of looking after the flock which yes would include fathering new roosters in all capacities.
“How to raise a gentlemanly rooster: get rid of any hen that doesn’t like him” 🙄 won’t be doing that, thanks.
Well, if you actually listened to what I said in the video you'd have heard that this was specifically in relation to a scenario where a young rooster has been raised up in the flock from a chick, and the head hen was not willing to release her top position to him once he was grown. The rooster must hold the top position or the flock isn't functioning as it should. This is how chickens work. I certainly did not say just get rid of any hen who doesn't like him. You will avoid this situation in the vast majority of cases if you bring in an already fully grown rooster. Animals are not all the same, and dealing with them requires the ability to apply nuance and common sense.
@@onceuponafarmnz You’re 100% correct and great response! Another acceptable response would have been “🙄🙄🙄”
I agree 100%😊