Aggressive Frizzle Rooster

[birdofhermes]

Hugs make a huge difference

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Yes. Nice roos do exist. Tho few and far between. While hens seem to tolerate being handled as pets, most roos aren't interested in coddling. They are, as Sour said, testosterone drivin livestock. And bantams can be worse, they suffer from little man syndrome. There goal is to keep everything away from their girls, including people. If he doesn't learn to respect and leave humans alone, he will become dangerous, especially where children are concerned. Holding and petting him only irritates him further and he will get worse not better. If you are not of the mind to show him whose boss and teach Everyone who has contact with him, the same, then you may need to consider butchering him or rehoming him.
I do hope all works out well.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

This is all rather confusing. On the one hand you have the “show him who is boss” method or the “smother them with love” method. What if you can’t part with the rooster or process him because you raised him from a chick or he’s just too pretty. What should you do then?

 

[Folly's place]

Aart has a very good comment that applies here. "This is where romance hits reality".
The truth is, he's a jerk, and although small, can rise up and take out someone's eyeball. Especially a child's eye. Will you wait for that?
The reason there are so many diverse opinions about managing cockerels, is that sometimes the bird settles down, or is actually capable of learning politeness. Often he's not able to 'connect the dots', and in my experience, most human aggressive cockerels fit that category.
A good useful rooster spends his time and brain power being concerned with his flock, and NON-Human threats. He doesn't think that people are hens or cock birds to dominate because they are outside of his main interests.
Mary

 

[Folly's place]

I'd like to add that I have raised at least a dozen cockerels every year for a very long time, so I do have experience with them. The good ones are great!
Mary

 

[sbhkma]

This is all rather confusing. On the one hand you have the “show him who is boss” method or the “smother them with love” method. What if you can’t part with the rooster or process him because you raised him from a chick or he’s just too pretty. What should you do then?

I'll tell you a story. Years ago I was wanting to breed my Arabian mare for a nice foal I could raise, keep and enjoy. I was very interested in a particular stallion that was exquisite to look at and was a national Top Ten stallion two years in a row. I thought his breeding and conformation would be a great cross to my mare. Until I saw him "in action". His handler walked in his stall and he dove to bite her. She got him haltered and brought him out and he kept trying to spin and kick or rear and strike her.
I bred my mare to a very nice mannered, stunningly lovely and well bred stallion instead. I still have the resulting foal, who is now a 30 yr old.
See where I'm going with this?
No way in hell did I want to breed to that nasty, ill-mannered horse. Looks don't make a bit of difference if the animal is dangerous.

 

[Folly's place]

You bet! I also am very careful with breeding decisions! Things still may not work out, but the odds are so much better when good sane breeding stock is involved.
Mary

 

[Windus]

I solved my rooster problem with my Slate Blue Turkeys, if the rooster even looks at me side-eyed the turkeys take him out. He barely even looks at me anymore! LOL I posted a couple videos of them dealing with him here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/posts/19233863/

 

[Folly's place]

I too visited the stallions that interested me, except one time. That was not the best decision I've ever made...
Mary

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I'll tell you a story. Years ago I was wanting to breed my Arabian mare for a nice foal I could raise, keep and enjoy. I was very interested in a particular stallion that was exquisite to look at and was a national Top Ten stallion two years in a row. I thought his breeding and conformation would be a great cross to my mare. Until I saw him "in action". His handler walked in his stall and he dove to bite her. She got him haltered and brought him out and he kept trying to spin and kick or rear and strike her.
I bred my mare to a very nice mannered, stunningly lovely and well bred stallion instead. I still have the resulting foal, who is now a 30 yr old.
See where I'm going with this?
No way in hell did I want to breed to that nasty, ill-mannered horse. Looks don't make a bit of difference if the animal is dangerous.

I understand from a breeding stand point not wanting to introduce aggression into the offspring. My main question is what if should I do if the following scenario occurs. My avatar is a picture of my rooster Marcy. If my neighbors didn’t complain I was going to build him a seperate pen and work on his aggression, which I now know was a result of hormones as he was 6 months old. He was extremely beautiful and a gentleman to the hens. I raised him from a chick so it was very hard to let him go.