Aggressive behavior??

[Breanna Peace]

My 9 week old rooster has recently started acting very agressive towards me. Today when I went to feed he was jumping and peeking at me and fluffing his feathers. He has his mouth open and his throats is moving very weirdly. He has had access to cold water and food all day and it's not very hot out today. I'm standing outside the coop and he is at the fence jumping and pecking at nothing in particular.


Note: he isn't being mean to any other birds. And he's normally loving and will follow me around and is at my foot until I leave the coop.

 

[Abriana]

My rooster was a big sweetheart until he was around that age he started to mature then he became aggressive you have to show him who is boss-chasing him or holding him until he stops and walks away. Never be mean or cruel. If you don't want to deal with him you can give him away. Roosters are good for keeping the flock safe and if you want chicks. You can learn how to deal with him so you can keep him. If you want some help with that I can help you. Good luck with your rooster!

 

[Abriana]

My rooster was a big sweetheart until he was around that age he started to mature then he became aggressive you have to show him who is boss-chasing him or holding him until he stops and walks away. Never be mean or cruel. If you don't want to deal with him you can give him away. Roosters are good for keeping the flock safe and if you want chicks. You can learn how to deal with him so you can keep him. If you want some help with that I can help you. Good luck with your rooster!

 

[Breanna Peace]

My rooster was a big sweetheart until he was around that age he started to mature then he became aggressive you have to show him who is boss-chasing him or holding him until he stops and walks away. Never be mean or cruel. If you don't want to deal with him you can give him away. Roosters are good for keeping the flock safe and if you want chicks. You can learn how to deal with him so you can keep him. If you want some help with that I can help you. Good luck with your rooster!

Thank you so much!

 

[Desuro]

My rooster was a big sweetheart until he was around that age he started to mature then he became aggressive you have to show him who is boss-chasing him or holding him until he stops and walks away. Never be mean or cruel. If you don't want to deal with him you can give him away. Roosters are good for keeping the flock safe and if you want chicks. You can learn how to deal with him so you can keep him. If you want some help with that I can help you. Good luck with your rooster!

My rooster just attacked me

 

[Abriana]

Ouch! Time to get started on showing him who is boss. First, find or buy a pair of comfortable boots that you like and find comfy and will preferably wear to the chickens every time you go out. I notice that my rooster hates bright colors and black. My brown boots are the ones he likes and won't attack me with. When you go out and he tries to spur you, hook your boot under his chest, lift (not too high), and throw him backwards gently. He will continue rush at you for a while, keep hooking and gently tossing back. Eventually when you hold your boot up to his face, he will jump away. When you walk, he might drop his wing and circle you. Let him do this and he will become bored. If he pursues the matter after a while, grab him and push him down so that he is squatting, this is submissive behavior. Continue to do this until he walks away. When he starts to walk away, pursue him until you feel you have gotten your point across. Never be cruel, don't hit him, scream at him, or kick him hard. When you are hooking under his chest, be very careful that you don't accidentally kick him too hard. This can be easy to do, but always keep control on your leg. You can wrap duct tape (or gorilla tape) around his spurs to blunt them and prevent spur wounds in the hens and injury in you. Always keep you face up and away from his face and until you know he knows you are the boss and he is not, don't squat down in the pen and give him access to your face. Be careful when picking up the hens that they don't squawk and draw his attention. If he does come over, you can toss the hen gently in his direction to distract him so you can get your bearings and prepare for an attack. If you cannot show him that you are in charge, it is best to get rid of him to protect yourself. If you do want a rooster, Australorps are super friendly, and you can have more than one because they aren't known for fighting among themselves. If you can show him that you are in charge, don't let up your guard in the pen and don't let other people in the pen when the rooster is not being held by you, or shut in the coop. Good luck! Oh, and don't forget to put some disinfectant on those cuts, the rooster's spurs are probably very dirty!

 

[Desuro]

My rooster was a big sweetheart until he was around that age he started to mature then he became aggressive you have to show him who is boss-chasing him or holding him until he stops and walks away. Never be mean or cruel. If you don't want to deal with him you can give him away. Roosters are good for keeping the flock safe and if you want chicks. You can learn how to deal with him so you can keep him. If you want some help with that I can help you. Good luck with your rooster!

Ouch! Time to get started on showing him who is boss. First, find or buy a pair of comfortable boots that you like and find comfy and will preferably wear to the chickens every time you go out. I notice that my rooster hates bright colors and black. My brown boots are the ones he likes and won't attack me with. When you go out and he tries to spur you, hook your boot under his chest, lift (not too high), and throw him backwards gently. He will continue rush at you for a while, keep hooking and gently tossing back. Eventually when you hold your boot up to his face, he will jump away. When you walk, he might drop his wing and circle you. Let him do this and he will become bored. If he pursues the matter after a while, grab him and push him down so that he is squatting, this is submissive behavior. Continue to do this until he walks away. When he starts to walk away, pursue him until you feel you have gotten your point across. Never be cruel, don't hit him, scream at him, or kick him hard. When you are hooking under his chest, be very careful that you don't accidentally kick him too hard. This can be easy to do, but always keep control on your leg. You can wrap duct tape (or gorilla tape) around his spurs to blunt them and prevent spur wounds in the hens and injury in you. Always keep you face up and away from his face and until you know he knows you are the boss and he is not, don't squat down in the pen and give him access to your face. Be careful when picking up the hens that they don't squawk and draw his attention. If he does come over, you can toss the hen gently in his direction to distract him so you can get your bearings and prepare for an attack. If you cannot show him that you are in charge, it is best to get rid of him to protect yourself. If you do want a rooster, Australorps are super friendly, and you can have more than one because they aren't known for fighting among themselves. If you can show him that you are in charge, don't let up your guard in the pen and don't let other people in the pen when the rooster is not being held by you, or shut in the coop. Good luck! Oh, and don't forget to put some disinfectant on those cuts, the rooster's spurs are probably very dirty!

Thank you so much for your advice I wasn't sure what to do I've invested a lot of money in him so I don't just want to kill him as other people are suggesting but thank you very much

 

[Abriana]

No problem! Took me a year to figure out how to deal with him, and I am glad you waited for some other option besides killing him. I hope you are successful, keep me posted on how it goes!