Aggressive Rooster - Best Rooster Breed

[starri33]

Over the years with roosters, attitudes will likely change.
First one, many of us put up with awfulness way too long.
Then, it's about 'fixing' a bad boy.
Then, 'three strikes and you're out'.
Then, finally, don't think a bad thought!
Mary

I tried to give my first Roo the benefit of the doubt, maybe I'd startled him? something, but that wasn't the case, he'd follow me into the coop it's self and try it. I've got 3 son's of his and 1 has already tried, the other two have looked like they are contemplating it, I've been waiting for my culling set up to get put up and they will be joining their daddy, I will not breed anymore from that blood line.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Coachin not coaching

Cochin, not Coachin.

 

[amanda1]

Ugh it's so hard! I love him because I raised him and he is my first boy, but at the same time I hate him and he terrifies me and everyone else. I just can't seem to correct his behavior. I'm so sorry you were injured. That sounds terrible!

I completely understand that. We had two silkie roosters in the past who the worst thing they would do is chase a kid who was running, but now I have this EE roo I raised from a chick believing it was a pullet. He is amazingly strong and solid, and fierce. He has shown aggression towards me almost every day now for a few weeks. I am in awe of him, and also scared of him. I feel like I just need to wait longer to decide what to do. He’s currently still afraid of my 13 pound dog, and will try to peck me or attack my feet, but runs when I turn around and go towards him.

 

[Folly's place]

Amanda, if you are afraid of him, get him gone! He likely knows it, and he's not going to get better anytime soon.
You can wait until you or someone is injured, and you hate to go out there, and have to carry a weapon all the time. Been there, done that!
Mary

 

[Kane181979]

Sorry to hear about your experience...I have a 6 month old leg horn and so far he's been great...he's and scared of the older hens.

 

[Dona Worry]

I won't keep a mean roo. I had an EE that was GORGEOUS, but had a mean face and I didn't trust him, even though he never put a foot wrong...
... until one day when I was sick with a terrible cold and exhausted, and I turned my back to him for a second and he attacked, drawing blood and bruising my legs.
He was gone within a day. Not dealing with that.
I have a handsome and well-mannered black rooster now, and life is much better.

 

[Milkshakeroo]

They're so pretty! Thank you for the suggestion! I have heard that Lavender Orpington roos and Swedish Flower Hen roos are typically docile, but I know every chicken is different. My guy was great until he hit 7 months and no matter what I did he still was incredibly aggressive towards everyone. When he attacks my husband he holds him down on the ground for a few seconds and then picks him up and holds him for a few minutes. I take a stick with me when I do chicken chores and try to show him who's boss, but that seems to make him more mad. I've also tried to distract him with treats. Nothing works.

First time rooster owner and the lavender EE I have (or whatever breed he is) doesn’t attack me or anyone else. In saying that though, I don’t try to pick him up and pretty much just ignore him most of the time.

 

[1muttsfan]

No matter how beautiful, or how friendly they have been in the past, once they start attacking they do not stop. Personally I feel that rehoming him would just kick the problem down the road to the next person, giving him new opportunities to injure others.

I had a SFH roo that became very chippy when he matured, and finally one day he flogged me from behind. I pushed him off and backed him up, but as soon as my back was turned he came after me again. I caught him mid-air, flipped him over and performed cervical dislocation on the spot. Not only did I not want him around, I had no interest in keeping any of his offspring. This was all witnessed by 2 friends that had stopped by the house. They were understandably startled, and asked why I did not give him another chance. I told them I always give birds another chance, but that he had just used both of his up.

 

[Mimi13]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/black-penedesenca-hatching-eggs.1235753/#post-19829873

I absolutely LOVE your post from 2018 about your Penedesencas. So much interesting information. With as much interest and knowledge you have for their origin I certainly hope you’ve been able to visit. I know you’ve certainly made me want to.

I have two little 19 week Partridge girls and they were the first ones to come to me when chicks, but are now the most skittish. However, they are very bold and are the first to check out/run off anything, like the cat or a snake.

 

[Chicken Heel]

Due to rooster restrictions by my local town and my wife, for the past two years I have had only hens (16 large breed and 16 bantams). I keep them in separate coops/lots. I will have to say that the hens seem more contented and less stressed without a rooster than my many previous flocks with roosters. As for aggressive roosters, I have had three in my 50+ years of keeping chickens. They include a White Leghorn who was the Devil himself, a Black Australorp who got that way as he got older, and a Rhode Island Red who would go after everyone but me. The RIR was killed by my wife while I was on a business trip. Upon my return, she told me he had just up and died for some reason. It was years later that she finally admitted that he had flogged her when she was gathering eggs and she had wrung his neck.