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Quote: I don't believe you are being smart-alecky, and I respect your point of view. I just know what has worked for me personally, so this isn't coming from some overly sensitive and weirdo point of view. All I know is: If I do anything to scare or hurt my roosters, they learn to fear and...

Quote: I am not a fan of touching chickens. But my flock is so small, that my livestock inadvertently became pets. I was motivated to keep my rooster despite his attitude at 6 months. In the process I learned a few things about handling roosters. But if I had a group of roosters as part of my...

Quote: Good point. It is easiest to catch him at night on the roost or chase him into the coop and corner him there. This is why I prefer isolation over holding for shock and awe. There are other ways to give immediate negative feedback. Spray in the face with water. Light physical contact...

Quote: IMHO, that is not a humane way to handle a chicken. then what is your suggestion? we did it, it worked. haven't you ever been on a merry go round? was it cruel? I was never spun around by my legs. That is the part I find distasteful, but your chicken, your rules. My suggestion is...

Quote: IMHO, that is not a humane way to handle a chicken.

Here is how to take care of an incorrigible rooster.

Quote: I had to chickle at this one! You can whack him but don't spank him!!! I read a post by someone who had trouble with a roo who, after two more dominant roos were taken away, began flogging people. So, they carried a broom and when he tried to flog anyone they would give him a swa with...

Quote: No kicking needed. Follow him around. Stalk him at a speed walk pace. As Philman suggests, this could be highly entertaining to you. More details here.

I really do not like picking up and holding the rooster. I am allergic to chickens and if he gets a lucky swing while I am catching him I could get hurt. Much simpler for me to just speed walk after him to intimidate. It really only takes a few seconds a day once he is used to it. And there is...

Quote: This is good advice. Violence against your animal is unlikely to achieve anything you want. If the rooster is young enough to learn, then you should haze him. Speed walk after him for five or ten minutes at first. Later on, a lot less is needed. Think about how you would feel if a...