Aggressive rooster

[Bantam Trick Chickens]

That is pretty cool. What enticement are you using?

I usually use mealworms and sunflower seeds, in this video I used tomatoes. I clicker train them, although sometimes I don't use a clicker, just vocal marking.

 

[centrarchid]

We are derailing thread, but what breed of rooster are you using?

 

[Bantam Trick Chickens]

We are derailing thread, but what breed of rooster are you using?

Its an old english game bantam (bbr), they were bred for fighting so I believe that is why he showed aggression toward red objects.

 

[centrarchid]

Its an old english game bantam (bbr), they were bred for fighting so I believe that is why he showed aggression toward red objects.

If he is Old English Game Bantam (OEGB), then he has very little recent fighting chicken in him. Normally, I would not think the OEGB's are not all that smart, but you have something special going on with that little dude. At what age did you start his training?

 

[Bantam Trick Chickens]

If he is Old English Game Bantam (OEGB), then he has very little recent fighting chicken in him. Normally, I would not think the OEGB's are not all that smart, but you have something special going on with that little dude. At what age did you start his training?

Haha, maybe we should start a different thread on this subject. I also train my silver duckwing oegb and my school chickens. The best one at training at my school is the ameraucana, although I train all five chickens: White Leghorn, Speckled Sussex, Egyptian Fayoumi, and Barred rock. I started training my chickens when they were a few weeks old, although I stopped for over a year before I started seriously training with them. My school got their chickens when they were about 6 months old. I tamed them all to eat from my hand and 3 love cuddles after working with them once a week with basic training including the trick look or watch me where they had to look at me. They come when called although 2 of them dont like being touched. They are learning to do agility but due to corona I cant train them anymore. The egyptian fayoumi let me pick her up once (which is rare for their breed as they are practically wild birds) but as soon as her feet were no touching the ground she freaked out and ran off. Old chickens can learn new tricks.

 

[Shadrach]

Its an old english game bantam (bbr), they were bred for fighting so I believe that is why he showed aggression toward red objects.

I'm not going to bother with advice for the OP. Some people learn and others never do.
All these agressive rooster posts get responses from the know nothing ignorant brigade. I just don't have the patience for them anymore.
I just wanted to write I'm impressed with your rooster training and I agree that clothing and footware can make a difference in rooster training. In fact I don't disagree with much of anything you've written.
Love your video. Make some more and post them please. They are not what I do with roosters but you're a long way ahead of most.

 

[centrarchid]

I have been doing some training, but would like them to go towards something other than the reward.

 

[cmom]

I have trained some aggressive males over the years. Some are trainable and some aren't.

 

[centrarchid]

Chickens I use are for the most are actual fighting chickens. I generally start working with them from hatch. A lot of what I have been doing has exploited natural behaviors.

 

[centrarchid]

I have trained some aggressive males over the years. Some are trainable and some aren't.

I can train even aggressive males. Not always to not be aggressive to humans, but I can train them. When comes to suppressing the aggression, it often more an issue of how much time to invest. Bantam Trick Chicks appears to follow very closely what I do to prevent aggression from starting in the first place. Interesting she comes to same conclusion after dealing with only a few roosters.