12 wk old rooster bit me

[cowgirlchicken]

I was grabbing a hen to put her away fir the night and the ee rooster bit me and he's always running up to me idk if it's cause I'm the food lady or if it's cuz he's eventually going to attack?! Pleeeeease help!

 

[LRH97]

Kinda sounds like you've got the start of a pretty aggressive roo. It's good that he wants to protect the hens, but if he continues to try and bite/attack you, you may want to consider finding another home for him. Unfortunately, not many people (good, law abiding people, anyway) want aggressive roosters unless they are in the butchering business. So, I make good use of them and put them in the stew pot. I always try to re-home them first and give them the benefit of the doubt. However, don't take running up to you as a definite sign of aggression. My roos run up to me all the time for treats. If he wants to attack you, you'll know the difference between greetings, and wanting to tear into you.

 

[cowgirlchicken]

Thank you yah my plan is to separate them in their own run and fatten them for for a few months and then eat them I see everyone puts their Roos in stew are they bad on the grill? Lol

 

[LRH97]

Thank you yah my plan is to separate them in their own run and fatten them for for a few months and then eat them I see everyone puts their Roos in stew are they bad on the grill? Lol

Well, they usually don't make very good table birds. Too scrawny for my liking anyway. I always make dumplings with my roos. Nice fat meat hens are the ones that we fry or grill up. But hey, try it if you want.

 

[centrarchid]

At twelve weeks, the attacking "roo" is not concerned about protecting his "girls". He may be trying to stimulate you provide more food faster which is likely when person doing feeding is scared of such a "roo".