how to tame a rooster

[Madcap621]

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Yes, wear protective clothing and goggles. Then get his attn! [water trough - I

like it ]. 2nd chance - hold his head down

, that didn't work? 3 strikes, you're out! Chicken and dumplings!

[see cook book]

 

[Paraclete 2]

Yikes A-1 Sure am glad I'm not one of your roosters, LOL Lighten up pal, just having a little fun with ya. I thought the poster desired to tame the poor ole man not become a home grown terrorist. Have a great evening.

 

[A1 Steak Sauce]

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[ice329]

I am a newbie so dont listen to me... plus this is sort of differnt then your problem. I wanted a few hens so I hatched a bunch of RIR eggs. Of coarse there not all girls and more then half are roosters...but that is OK I got my 4 girls Actually from day one I knew which ones were roosters by how they acted of coarse I was not sure but I suspected who, and these were my first ones ever. After a week of those little guys coming right after my hand I began to think when they grow up there gonna be nasty, so what I started doing was when one went at me and grabbed his beak, just held it for a second or two. to show him if you mess with the boss you loose. There about 6 weeks old now and once in a while one of them thinks ok I am bigger now I can take him, time to test the boss... well they get the same result..they loose, I grab his beak and hold it for a few seconds if he still seems like he didnt have enough I grab it again. I have to say these RIR roosters will prob be ok.... some of them are nice and dont mind if you pick them up or hold them. I dont think I will keep any just because I dont want any more chicks but if one is a good boy he may get to stay.

 

[canada-goose]

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Interesting.

 

[Rodster]

Hi there.
been a while since i last posted.
I have had hens and roo's for about 2 1/2 years now and still haven't encountered a "mean" roo, but my fav roo DOES have fits of some aggression at times. i have figured out that there seems to ba a reason whenever he does. If i am late opening the coop in the morning he wants to come after me and peck my feet. If i am late feeding them or their water is low, i can also exppect the same thing. If i try to hold him in front of the others, he again, acts agressive. Now, this fella, (named acme due to his very small size and comical antics), is i think an old english and very small with a BIG attitude and the cutest little crow. He was hand raised and was given to me by a neighbor. he was very sweet at first, but soon after joining the flock he became alpha and thats when he started showing "agression" if you can call it that. he has never tried to spur me, and it is only when i challenge him with agression, does he become more agressive. I have since stopped using agression towards him as that only seemed to exacerbate the situation. When he is away from the flock, he rides on my shoulder, takes treats from my fingers and is still pretty sweet. When he is around the flock, not so much, but he has never tried to harm me. Over the last year i have gotten a ft job and don't have near the time to spend with them as i did when i first started my venture. However, i still have a happy flock and spend as much time with them as i can. i ALWAYS see them twice a day for at least 10 minutes and try to spend time with them at night in the coop. Altho there were quite a few who doubted i would have birds very long after i first joined the group, i have to say that i plan to keep a flock the rest of my life. i LOVE fresh eggs, i ADORE the new chicks and the process of watching moms bring up their babies, and i simply ENJOY the experience of watching them as a group WAY too much to ever not want them to be a part of my life. As for a "MEAN" roo, i simply haven't had one yet and well, i hope i get lucky enough to don't.

 

[cam132]

hi how to tame or pick up him is wait till night then you pick him up we have a roaster and he is a mean and a bully because attacks my family,child mining children but him does like me what's you chicken called and what does look like?

 

[chickengenius]

My rooster is very protective over his coop and hens. Very often he attacks me if he senses any fear. My rooster isn't really mean but he can be. I hold him and spend time with him once and a while. If he does try to attack me, I run towards him and ram into him not to hurt him but to tell him, "I'm the boss!" I do this over and over until he knows he is beaten.


Hope this helps!

 

[Scrub]

I have a flock of 10 birds: 3 Gold Campines (2 hens, and my Rooster Nicodemus) plus a mixed variety of 7 other hens: 2 Leghorns, 3 Wyandottes , and one 2 Australorps.

 

[makenzie12]

I need to know how to tame a rooster because my rooster is very protectiv of his coop and hens so every time I go to get eggs he gets me with his spurs so please help me