Roo attacked me!

[lazy gardener]

I agree that a mean rooster is only good for one thing. Put him in the crock pot. That being said, there are a number of things I won't do in a rooster's presence: squat down and handle one of his girls while I'm squatting down. I won't walk around a rooster. I won't hand feed a rooster. I will encourage every one who enters my yard to "walk through" my rooster. Basically, that means to purposefully walk where ever the rooster happens to be standing, and continue to walk where ever he decides to stand, even if you and he end up going in circles for a couple of minutes. I won't allow my rooster to breed the girls in front of me, and I won't allow him to chase the girls away from the treats.

 

[Folly's place]

x2!

 

[Blooie]

Use some sugar in the pot -remember "Revenge is a dish best served sweet!" Well, that was kinda tacky of me, I guess. I know it's hard to raise them and then have it come down to that, but there are so many sweet Roos out there that there's no point putting yourself, your family, and your hens through that.

 

[mississippifarmboy]

That's what I would have done too.

Low and slow makes even a mean rooster real tender.

 

[cash money]

Well I now that if he's getting after me I know that I lost control of him but sometimes even the most well mannered rooster can get a little big for his britches and it might need a little reinforcement that your in charge his repeated actions means he's no good

 

[Toddrick]

My rooster was like that for the first few months after I got him. The way I see it is, that is what roosters do. I calmed mine down by holding it--they don't fight or bite me when I'm grabbing them, they are too scared. However, I don't have small children, and if I did, the rooster would have been shot or clubbed the first time it happened. My fellow is working out good now though, he respects me as top dog (err rooster), but I did have to kick the stuffing out of him a few times. We're actually kind of pals now, but I don't let my guard down.

 

[cash money]

I have no problem eating a problematic rooster I give them a chance after a few strikes he's gone

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Your rooster likely only attacked you because be caught you (in his mind) messing with his hen. Chickens are very primitive animals, no one ever said that they were intelligent, smart, or sophisticated. They operate on 99% instinct, the other 1% is pure blind luck.

 

[yellowchicks]

Stumbled upon this post and I was laughing out loud reading the comments. My thoughts exactly. Sorry, I know it was not a laughing matter being attacked by a rooster, especially when there is a child nearby. Luckily, I don't have a roo unless one of my chicks plan to surprise me. Just thought that most people seem to be more tolerant and concerned with a sick hen than having the patience to deal with a mean rooster. Here is a post from the BYC Learning Center maybe of help in the future. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/dealing-with-roosters-roo-behavior

 

[mississippifarmboy]

Stumbled upon this post and I was laughing out loud reading the comments. My thoughts exactly. Sorry, I know it was not a laughing matter being attacked by a rooster, especially when there is a child nearby. Luckily, I don't have a roo unless one of my chicks plan to surprise me. Just thought that most people seem to be more tolerant and concerned with a sick hen than having the patience to deal with a mean rooster. Here is a post from the BYC Learning Center maybe of help in the future. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/dealing-with-roosters-roo-behavior

And some of us are just meanies. I would cull a sick hen even faster than a healthy mean rooster.