Aggressive Rooster? Can he be tamed?

[MysteryChicken]

The last option if he can't be fixed, is either Cull, or rehome him.

 

[Folly's place]

I don't see this as fixable, and hope I'm wrong.
Mixed messages from the people? Not good! Everyone needs to agree about this, if not for this cockerel, but for all your birds. Having chickens on or at the back porch seems unsanitary, at least, so having the birds fed treats away from that area would help everything. Then, the leaf blower attacks wouldn't be necessary, not only not helpful.
If your mother is capable and interested, and you can be there to help, throwing treats on the ground while calling the flock over might help. She may or may not want to actually hold this bird, and hardly ever does it help reform an attack bird anyway.
Most often, when a cockerel decides to attack people, he will start with one person, and then move on to going after other people too.
Mary

 

[Debbie292d]

I have a 22 week old Rooster named Jefferson. He was never a sweet cuddly boy but he was never aggressive to any of us, including our kids. He doesn't like to be touched, so we don't mess with him. He will take treats out of our hands though.
After my father passed away, my mom has come to live with us. She has been chasing the chickens away from the porch with a leaf blower. This has been going on for weeks. Recently she was attacked two separate times by Jefferson. The first time he went for her feet. The second time he flogged her.
My question is, can this be remedied? I don't want to get rid of him unless he goes for my kids. My kids are outside with all the chickens every day and neither of the roosters have ever acted aggressive towards them ever. Can we fix how he is with my mom? Any suggestions?

We had a Silkie rooster that would wait until my back was turned to attack the back of my legs. Silkies don't have very much power nor large, sharp spurs so he was mostly just scaring me. Someone told me to catch him and carry him around in my arms like a baby, breast up for a few minutes. That apparently humiliates them and lets them know they aren't your boss. It does work, but I'd have to do it about every three days as apparently, he'd "forget."

 

[Phaedra Geiermann]

Instead of scaring him away with a leaf blower, toss some scratch in a different area, & train him rather then terrorize him?


I have 21 roosters, & only 3 of which are buttheads. 2 aren't that bad, 1 constantly attacks me.



(P.S. I love the Looks of your EE, he looks part Gamefowl)

21 roosters! Wow, do they live in a bachelor pen? We just have 3 that are hatched this June and think where to put their bachelor pen.

 

[MysteryChicken]

21 roosters! Wow, do they live in a bachelor pen? We just have 3 that are hatched this June and think where to put their bachelor pen.

No, all are spread amongst different coops.

I want to set up a Bachelor Pad, but just haven't had the chance yet.

 

[OzarkChooks]

I don't see this as fixable, and hope I'm wrong.
Mixed messages from the people? Not good! Everyone needs to agree about this, if not for this cockerel, but for all your birds. Having chickens on or at the back porch seems unsanitary, at least, so having the birds fed treats away from that area would help everything. Then, the leaf blower attacks wouldn't be necessary, not only not helpful.
If your mother is capable and interested, and you can be there to help, throwing treats on the ground while calling the flock over might help. She may or may not want to actually hold this bird, and hardly ever does it help reform an attack bird anyway.
Most often, when a cockerel decides to attack people, he will start with one person, and then move on to going after other people too.
Mary

I agree about the back porch. None of us are happy about the poop. My husband bought electric poultry netting, he just hasn't set up an area for them yet. So we arent planning on letting them hang out on the porch forever, it's kind of gross haha

I am definitely keeping an eye on him now. Especially around the kids. Hopefully we can nip this in the bud....before he gets his spurs.

 

[Phaedra Geiermann]

No, all are spread amongst different coops.

I want to set up a Bachelor Pad, but just haven't had the chance yet.

In fact we have two choices, one is to set up a Bachelor Pad, but i don't think we can find a place where the roosters won't see or hear hens The other one is seperate them into 3 small flocks, 1 rooster for 5 hens.


Both have pros and cons, hopefully we can figure out a better solution in 2 month time.

 

[MysteryChicken]

This is the Constant attacker. His name is Demon.

I believe his issue is he's overwhelmed, since the coop he is in is abit crowded at the moment. It's only temporary.
He'll be getting his own coop with ladies next spring, so he should settle down after the move.

Sumatras are also known to have Breeding Season agression, so this maybe why he's attacking me too, but I'll find out next year.

 

[MysteryChicken]

In fact we have two choices, one is to set up a Bachelor Pad, but i don't think we can find a place where the roosters won't see or hear hens The other one is seperate them into 3 small flocks, 1 rooster for 5 hens.


Both have pros and cons, hopefully we can figure out a better solution in 2 month time.

I don't think hearing the hens will be much an issue. I believe it's general sight of the hens that will cause problems. So a large tarp covering a portion of the Bachelor Pad fence should be fine.

 

[OzarkChooks]

Well, this morning my 10 year old son was doing his chores outside and Jefferson flogged him from behind. I had one rule with my roosters and that was they can't go for my kids. Can you rehome a rooster? Do people want them? I am reluctant to just cull him right away. He is beautiful but I can't let him be near my kids.