2 roosters fighting

[hawtchick]

So I think I am posting this as an emergency......not as an injury or anything although injuries have certainly been sustained.
I have 2 10 month old roos that I got at a chicken swap last year...I got them assuming they were hens.....but we were wrong, so now I have 2 roos and 12 hens, and the 2 roos are not happy.

One roo is a bantam cochin. He is quite handsome but very aggressive to us, and our 6 year old daughter. He is pretty rough with his lovin to the girls too.

The other roo is a silkie and just recently started showing aggression towards us and our daughter.....and very rarely do we see him with the girls....if you know what I mean.

So my question is....do we get rid of both roos, one roo, and if so, which one? My daughter is not a fan of either one but is more in favor of getting rid of Napoleon, the bantam cochin.

My fear is if we get rid of Napoleon, will Fancy, the silkie take on the more aggressive role, putting us in the same spot we are in now?

Thanks for listening, and any advice is really appreciated.

Jess

 

[hawtchick]

Here they are: (although this picture is from last fall.....and before they beat the he## out of eachother)

 

[Highlander]

IMO, if they have both been agressive towards yourself and your family, then I would not keep either one.

 

[TheRanch]

Sounds like the boys don't know their place.... you may want to have your daughter, yourself and any one else they try to bully - bully them back. Give them a little push around the pen.

A taste of their own medicine will establish that YOU are the alpha NOT them.

Give them a little chase around and punish (retailiate) any aggression turned back to you. If you get them to back down and back off and a bit on the run you have made your point. They may still be young enough for you to nip this behaviour! Your daughter might even enjoy it

If after you do this and they continue to be really agressive - I would rehome them - an overly agressive roo is NOT worth a child's eye!!! Good luck

 

[4-H chicken mom]

If you are not planning on hatching any eggs, I would get rid of both of them.

 

[poultryhaven]

You just have to show them who's boss lol.
When I have a roo with a problem. If they try spurring me, I kick them, not enough to hurt them too bad but enough to get them to stop. If they dont, I will keep doing it til they do. After they stop, I pick them up and carry them round (Embarrasses them lol) for like 10-15 minutes while I water my birds. Then if he still tries to, I do like a tap on the head with my two fingers lol. I think it feels like a peck to them. One of these usually works

 

[TheRanch]

Quote:
Will, did his cheeks get red?

I like the tap on the head idea - your right it's an alpha peck to him!!!!

 

[Chickiezz]

Hmm...my friend had this problem with her Ameracuana rooster and her Polish rooster. She fixed it by keeping the Ameracuana in the coop with the Ameracuana hens,and the Polish free ranging with his 2 hens...but I am not sure that will work for you. So...I would probably get rid of the cochin(if your daughter doesnt like him and all) and keep the silkie,and if he continues his aggression(most of it was probably caused by the other rooster) put him in his place. If this doesnt work it would be better off to get rid of both of them,if you arent planning on incubating eggs. But I am sure the silkie would calm down if the other one was gone. By the way,they are both beautiful birds!

 

[mypicklebird]

I wouldn't keep either one. A roo being aggressive to me or my kids has no place here. We have 5 roos, that bicker with each other occasionally, but none show aggression to us. After a few years of hatching eggs from hens and nice roosters, we are pretty consistently getting nice roos. If you want a rooster, get a GOOD rooster. He should be relatively gentle with his hens, protect them & warn them from danger, tell them about good food when he finds it, and be smart enough to tell the difference between your 6 yr old (and you) and another rooster. Mean/aggressive roosters have the potential to pass on their mean genes, and half of the reason to keep a rooster is usually having fertile eggs- so get a nice rooster so you stack the odd in your favor for getting nice chicks....

 

[rancher hicks]

If you don't feel safe w/ them get rid of them both and get a younger roo. You could get rid of one and then if you can pick up the other pick him up and pet him and carry him around for awhile. Do this each day off and on and he'll get to know your not a threat. I've been doing this w/ Nick a Del roo and now he lets me pet him w/o freaking out. You've got to let them know you love them, Kill them w/ kindness. Just don't sing to them if you have a bad voice or can't sing.

I swear I heard one of mine say "shut up!"