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It is!

And yet, the overwhelming number of threads on this forum and others asking what to do with a rooster that just attacked me/my husband/my wife/my kids/my dog etc shows that it is not quite that simple. I've already explained that I do not literally become a rooster and do rooster things, but...

This! As long as everyone is behaving, no need to be afraid. My RiR pullet used to bully all the other pullets, but a few firm 'time outs' (pushed out of the flock and not allowed back in for treats) made her realize that her behavior needed some adjusting, and now she will calmly eat side by...

This ---^ But I know when I text in Spanish I sound like an idiot, so I wondered if it was a language barrier.

Just a question.

Well, it is not EXACTLY the same, obviously, but it is what his teen bird brain will equate it with. When I am out there, I call the girls over for the best treats--just as a good dominant roo would. When I am out there, I do not tolerate squabbles or bullying among the flock--just as a good...

Aha, thank you!

Ton is hard to read online. :hugs

There is a difference between claiming space and being violent. I don't want crowing, bird-on-bird violence, resource guarding, or posturing in my space, and I will enforce that by a sharp startle (see also: water bottle) a firm but gentle push either with my hand or something that extends my...

There are a few rules that I expect all animals-- regardless of species!-- to observe around me, and that is no fighting amongst themselves when I am in the 'room'. That means when I approach my horses/cows/chickens with food/water/treats/attention, I will not tolerate the big/dominant ones...

Where now? I have an EE and a Polish crested.

Dominant roo would be me lol. I'm not sure what you are referring to with lack of consistency. He charged me once, did not actually attack, and was corrected, 'cuddle time' was to check his weight and treat his head. I have held him probably 3 times in the six weeks he has been here, and...

Article states pretty plainly that a cockerel should not crow in the presence of a higher-ranking rooster. I am not hurting him, (how much does your average empty plastic water bottle weigh? Lobbed gently through the air? Come one now, we both know it did nothing more than startle) nor am I...

The 9 week old (red and white) I am still allowing to come and eat with the pullets, but am insisting he stay in back and no more treats from the hand. The 5mo (white, waaaaay in the background) is staying well away, and when he crowed a plastic water bottle fell from the sky and smacked his...

Excellent article, thanks!

So there is quite a bit about what to do with an aggressive rooster, but I was hoping for tips about preventing a roo from ever becoming mean. I have two youngsters, one is 5, almost six months, the other almost 3 months. So far, neither have shown any 'adult' behaviors, other than some...