aggressive at 6 weeks

[LadyGunnar]

I have a 6 week old chick that is aggressive. He (I think) attacked me twice the other day. I pick him up and snuggled him. He kept Pecking me. He was mad.
Today my son went to pick up another chick and the little roo attack him. The little roo is bigger than his hatch mates. He is double or more their size. I can't keep roosters. Do we just cull him? Will anyone want a mean tiny rooster? Thanks..

 

[azygous]

How about posting pics of these aggressive little tyrants?

Disposing of any unwanted chickens is the decision of the flock keeper. Just recently, I chose to cull an aggressive cockerel at age six weeks mainly because his disruptive behavior portended a future of conflict when he joined the two adult roos of the flock. I decided to do what I did because I can't rehome chickens from my flock since they carry the LL virus.

So, if your question is motivated by a sense of ethics, my response is that yes, it's ethical to cull aggressive chicks.

 

[Shadrach]

I have a 6 week old chick that is aggressive. He (I think) attacked me twice the other day. I pick him up and snuggled him. He kept Pecking me. He was mad.
Today my son went to pick up another chick and the little roo attack him. The little roo is bigger than his hatch mates. He is double or more their size. I can't keep roosters. Do we just cull him? Will anyone want a mean tiny rooster? Thanks..

You can try to re-home him but the chances are anyone who takes him will eat him.
You may as well eat him yourself.
Trying to keep cockerels/roosters when you have children takes a lot of work and much as I love roosters my advice to anyone with children, particularly if the children are used to and encouraged to handle the chicks is don't keep male chickens.

 

[LadyGunnar]

You can try to re-home him but the chances are anyone who takes him will eat him.
You may as well eat him yourself.
Trying to keep cockerels/roosters when you have children takes a lot of work and much as I love roosters my advice to anyone with children, particularly if the children are used to and encouraged to handle the chicks is don't keep male chickens.

I struggled to find a home for my last rooster. He was beautiful and nice. I don't think anyone will want this one. He is little and will take months to get big enough to eat. I don't want to risk him hurting my kids.
My 3 year old gathers eggs. It's his favorite thing to do. I love his love of chickens and don't want that damaged by a nasty little roo.

 

[Shadrach]

I struggled to find a home for my last rooster. He was beautiful and nice. I don't think anyone will want this one. He is little and will take months to get big enough to eat. I don't want to risk him hurting my kids.
My 3 year old gathers eggs. It's his favorite thing to do. I love his love of chickens and don't want that damaged by a nasty little roo.

Then you are not left with a choice really are you.

 

[so lucky]

Yes, don't beat yourself up for needing to cull an aggressive little cockerel. Someone on here talked about using dry ice to euthanize roosters or sickly critters. That sounds do-able. I'm not much of a hatchet gal, myself.

 

[LadyGunnar]

Yes, don't beat yourself up for needing to cull an aggressive little cockerel. Someone on here talked about using dry ice to euthanize roosters or sickly critters. That sounds do-able. I'm not much of a hatchet gal, myself.

I have a teenager son and a husband. That's what they are for, right?
Problem is the husband is a city boy and thinks someone will want a little mean roo. He doesn't get some parts of chicken life. He is super sweet and helps me with my girls.

 

[Chicken Heel]

My experience with roosters has been that the more they get handled, the more likely they are to get aggressive, some breeds more than others.

 

[Cryss]

Any chance you have a spare coop to keep him in till he grows enough to invite to dinner?

 

[Chickassan]

Put an ad on craigslist, or post at your local feed store somebody will take him.
For sure if you have any Latino neighborhoods ask around, fresh ingredients are always sought after.