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I have this really pretty Welsummer rooster in my flock. He does a great job of watching out for the hens so we've given him a little leniency on some of his sauciness but, I'm not on for human agressive roosters either. When he was younger, he'd make a sneak attack from behind occasionally, especially if he thought you'd harassed his girls,but he never hit higher than the calf and never spurred. The normal rule here is that if a rooster engaged, kick.the crap out of him or grab whatever is handy and make it abundantly clear to him that it's not going to come out in his favor. This worked pretty well with him but, he'd still make a challenge maybe once a month.
For the last 3 months or so, I've been stepping agresaively in his direction at random times and intervals, 99% of the time, he runs off, the other 1% he gets a lighter kick than he would when he attacked and it's been enough of a reminder. He hasn't gone after anyone since I started this.
I'm just wondering if I'm the same not one that bullies his rooster to keep him in line? I don't necessarily like having to "fight" and "bully" him but, I learned a long time ago training dogs that you get the best results with an animal when you behave as they do.
Sorry for the blurry pic, he wont stand still for me anymore...lol
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For the last 3 months or so, I've been stepping agresaively in his direction at random times and intervals, 99% of the time, he runs off, the other 1% he gets a lighter kick than he would when he attacked and it's been enough of a reminder. He hasn't gone after anyone since I started this.
I'm just wondering if I'm the same not one that bullies his rooster to keep him in line? I don't necessarily like having to "fight" and "bully" him but, I learned a long time ago training dogs that you get the best results with an animal when you behave as they do.
Sorry for the blurry pic, he wont stand still for me anymore...lol
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