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    My rooster runs sideways!

    I hope you have the same the results too. Just as a word of warning… When it comes to small children and roosters be careful. Roosters are bred, for lack of a better word, to chase fast and loud things. Small children are both of these. I wouldn’t leave the rooster and small children unattended...
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    My rooster runs sideways!

    @Krystal1983 I found with my one rooster, who did the dance towards me, that if I kept after him he didn’t attack. He would attack others, like my mom, and dance towards them before hand. But I never let his dance get farther than a side step. If he side stepped me I side stepped him back and it...
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    My rooster runs sideways!

    That’s his courting/ herding behavior then. He’ll do it with the hens when he wants to mate or to get them to go a certain direction. Walking into him when he does this usually lets him know you won’t be pushed around.
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    My rooster runs sideways!

    15 weeks is about when their hormones starts to get crazy. Don’t let him herd/ court you and don’t back down. Keep doing what you’re doing. I’ve only had one rooster try this with me. It took some training to get him to behave with everyone but me. He quickly figured out I wouldn’t back down...
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    My rooster runs sideways!

    How old is he? It sounds like his herding/ courting behavior. Does he drop a wing while running as tell? He’s trying to be the boss and walking towards him will let him know you’re boss.
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