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Quote: Thank you Speckledhen! I respect your opinion about all this and it's because of what you said that made me realize the seriousness of the situation. Thanks, but I'm still sad.

Thank you everyone. Based on your replies I've decided to rehome him. He's going to a nice farm with other chickens, goats, and pigs. The owner says she doesn't eat her animals so I'm feeling confident that he'll be happy there. I'm just sooooooooo sad about this.

Wow. People can be quite harsh when it comes to this aren't they? Of course I'm a parent first and would do ANYTHING for my children. If that bird were to attack one of them I'd kick that darn bird clear across the yard! It hasn't happened and I think I can work on the situation, but if it...

By the way, after the incident I asked my son if he'd like me to find a new home for the rooster and he said no. Tomorrow I'll be giving my son a broom to arm himself with, but I don't think he'll want to go outside while the chickens are free ranging anyway.

Quote: I'd suggest a Supersoaker. Don't mess around! Better yet, pull out the .410 and put the kid's safety first! That behavior is passed on so the only way to rid yourself of that danger is to get rid of the rooster. Don't "rehome"... just feed it to your dog if you won't eat it...

First off, I'm a vegetarian and an animal lover. I would never intentionally kill or allow anyone else to kill an animal I've raised. If I have to rehome the rooster it will go to someone who will allow him to live out his life. We only have the one rooster and 5 hens. We raised them from...

This morning my 23 week old Partridge Rock rooster chased my 6 year old son twice. I could see the roo was feeling very spunky. He just mounted one of the hens for the first time. He's now mating with 3 out of the 5 and he was dancing for them a lot. My son thought it would be funny to dance...