Got Flogged by A rooster tonight

marilyn1954 said:

There has to be one in complete charge . Do this and it should stop.
Stand there look him in the face, wait for him to charge, AND QUICKLY CHARGE AT HIM AN WHILE DOING SO STOMP YOUR FEET TO THE GROUND AS LOUD AS YOU CAN .......RUSH AT HIM! Do it as many times as u need to, it shouldn't take but one or two times, you have to SHOW him YOUR THE HEAD ROOSTER.

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He flayed my ankle again after a couple of days. He now resides with someone who takes no flack from roosters.
At least he is not in the stew pot.

My EE Roo has been very polite until he turned one year old. A couple of weeks ago he charged at my 10 year old son. My husband and I were nearby, and pursued him to the chicken yard. Followed him around a bit, ended up cornering him and carrying him around in front of his girls. All things I've heard recommended.
Today he came after me while I was preparing their food bucket. Since I was in Sandles and not boots, the feed bucket became my tool if choice. I knocked him back with it 3 times, and pursued him across the yard ( they free range at will ) feed the chickens and gathered eggs...
I have plans to build a comfortable tracker to put him in. Does having him in a confined space calm him? Or will I just have an aggressive rooster in a smaller space...?
Should I let him have a few ladies with him? What about using this tractor to put only Roos in? Will he kill younger Roos if their are no young ladies in the pen with them?

Nomibear said:

My EE Roo has been very polite until he turned one year old. A couple of weeks ago he charged at my 10 year old son. My husband and I were nearby, and pursued him to the chicken yard. Followed him around a bit, ended up cornering him and carrying him around in front of his girls. All things I've heard recommended.
Today he came after me while I was preparing their food bucket. Since I was in Sandles and not boots, the feed bucket became my tool if choice. I knocked him back with it 3 times, and pursued him across the yard ( they free range at will ) feed the chickens and gathered eggs...
I have plans to build a comfortable tracker to put him in. Does having him in a confined space calm him? Or will I just have an aggressive rooster in a smaller space...?
Should I let him have a few ladies with him? What about using this tractor to put only Roos in? Will he kill younger Roos if their are no young ladies in the pen with them?

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Go with baby steps on him. See if you can wear him down. Your son's running from him and your fighting with him has been counter productive but I think he can be broken of the man-fighting using a method you have not tried yet. Put some heavier clothing on and sit down at his level where he can blindside you if he wants. When he does, do not respond, and let him keep attacking until he tires. If he breaks off, then move into his space and let him do his worst again. At one year his spurs should be stoppable by your clothing.

I keep lots of roosters confined in the smaller chicken tractors. It does not seem to impact their calmness but can expedite training them to feeding related behaviors because you have more control over what they eat.

Sometimes the presence of adult females can make the make more aggressive when he defends his own interest by defending theirs.

I like keeping males in bachelor groups as they are generally less inclined to scrap among themselves. Troubles if realized will be during the initial introductions but if younger males are young enough you may see no fighting.

I don't think I'm comfortable with allowing him to attack me.... To my way of thinking, that would only encourage him to dominate me.

My young Roos are all still under a month old. Also they are all his children.

He didn't feather out at the same time as the rest of the chickens in the same order. Much later. If this proves to pass on to his offspring, he won't be doing any more breeding anyway.

Nomibear said:

I don't think I'm comfortable with allowing him to attack me.... To my way of thinking, that would only encourage him to dominate me.

My young Roos are all still under a month old. Also they are all his children.

He didn't feather out at the same time as the rest of the chickens in the same order. Much later. If this proves to pass on to his offspring, he won't be doing any more breeding anyway.

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His inability to impact your behavior will be far from giving him an impression of dominance over you, rather he will realize impotence. If he is being considered for use as a breeder, then cull him based on aggression alone. I keep gamefowl where man-fighting is an extreme no-no. Sometimes a male will get into me in the defense of his offspring, especially when I inadvertently act improperly around hens or chicks of his harem. Best way for me to get him past man-fighting is to allow him to spend himself out on me without getting reward of me backing done or seeing me as a continued threat.

A lot of the aggression we see in our birds is not raw aggression directed for purpose of dominance, especially this time of year. Sometimes it is simply a response to perceived threats.

See following link with some references to a context where deal with the potential for man-fighting which is greatest when hens are broody. Many of the observations are not typical but it provides insight to how birds are motivated. I have been a student of chickens for a long time and behavior is of particular interest. Sometimes it helps to try and think like the birds to understand some of their frustrations and limitations they have when dealing with something that is much larger and has a great deal of control over their daily lives like we do.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/882368/what-to-look-for-in-a-broody-rooster

centrarchid said:

His inability to impact your behavior will be far from giving him an impression of dominance over you, rather he will realize impotence. If he is being considered for use as a breeder, then cull him based on aggression alone. I keep gamefowl where man-fighting is an extreme no-no. Sometimes a male will get into me in the defense of his offspring, especially when I inadvertently act improperly around hens or chicks of his harem. Best way for me to get him past man-fighting is to allow him to spend himself out on me without getting reward of me backing done or seeing me as a continued threat.

A lot of the aggression we see in our birds is not raw aggression directed for purpose of dominance, especially this time of year. Sometimes it is simply a response to perceived threats.

See following link with some references to a context where deal with the potential for man-fighting which is greatest when hens are broody. Many of the observations are not typical but it provides insight to how birds are motivated. I have been a student of chickens for a long time and behavior is of particular interest. Sometimes it helps to try and think like the birds to understand some of their frustrations and limitations they have when dealing with something that is much larger and has a great deal of control over their daily lives like we do.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/882368/what-to-look-for-in-a-broody-rooster

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Thanks very much for this information. I always appreciate your experience and willingness to share.

I sometimes do hand feed my roosters. Not been flogged by one that would eat out of my hand. Actually only been flogged by a silkie rooster. Lol. My roosters follow me about the yard, they aren't afraid of me, but if I step towards them they back away, but they'll walk right up to certain people. New people make them wary, but so far only person to get flogged is my youngest and he deserved it. The head roo only flogs when necessary because you might be sitting on the ground looking him dead in the eye while you pick up a hen and he won't do anything, but if you trying to kick his hens, or chasing his hens, he will try to stop you. And he faces down the dog on a daily basis. So the kids know don't mess with the chickens and you won't get knocked down by a rooster

I was flogged a couple weeks ago, first time by him.....caught be by surprise. I laughed at him and nailed him one good time and chased him off. He eye balled me again last night, but I raised my boot and he thought twice. I learned a long time ago to wear jeans in the chicken pens. LOL!