It would probably be a good idea to start now on a rooster training routine while Crockpot is young and impressionable. RoosterRed has some great tips on rooster raisin' that I have used with great success.
Bottom line is to make sure to stay higher up in the pecking order than your roo. Pay attention to how the alpha roo treats the other roosters below him on the pecking order. He NEVER lets them get away with mating with HIS hens when he is nearby (they might try, but he'll run over and attack if he catches them at it) and he never lets them get away with any dominant behavior towards him. Try to pattern your behavior after the alpha roo.
If your roo tries to mate with a hen and you are nearby, run over and knock him off. If you move in his direction and he stands his ground, or if you are walking away from him and he runs up behind you, it is not because he loves you, it's because he is establishing that he is the boss. If you catch him thinking this way, teach him otherwise by chasing him or, even better, catch him up and tote him around under your arm for a few minutes.
I also will occasionally give my roos an attitude adjustment by grabbing them by the back of the neck, pinning them to the ground, and ruffling their feathers all up (yep, just like a roo mating with a hen or dominating another roo).
This worked wonders with my feisty little OEGB roo, Tyson, who thought he could face me down and bite me every time I went near him. Now he is a regular sweetheart!
I also had a SLW that would forget his place from time to time and run up to flog me when I was in the yard. Every time this happened I would grab him and tote his fat butt around, pin him down, carry him upside down, and generally embarrass the heck out of him in front of his women. For at least a month or two after each session he steers well clear of me!
Depending on how naturally aggressive your boy is, this method may be a success, it may not. Or at the least it might manage his behavior to the point that he is not too dangerous or annoying. Good luck, and watch out for those killer buckets!
Bottom line is to make sure to stay higher up in the pecking order than your roo. Pay attention to how the alpha roo treats the other roosters below him on the pecking order. He NEVER lets them get away with mating with HIS hens when he is nearby (they might try, but he'll run over and attack if he catches them at it) and he never lets them get away with any dominant behavior towards him. Try to pattern your behavior after the alpha roo.
If your roo tries to mate with a hen and you are nearby, run over and knock him off. If you move in his direction and he stands his ground, or if you are walking away from him and he runs up behind you, it is not because he loves you, it's because he is establishing that he is the boss. If you catch him thinking this way, teach him otherwise by chasing him or, even better, catch him up and tote him around under your arm for a few minutes.
I also will occasionally give my roos an attitude adjustment by grabbing them by the back of the neck, pinning them to the ground, and ruffling their feathers all up (yep, just like a roo mating with a hen or dominating another roo).
This worked wonders with my feisty little OEGB roo, Tyson, who thought he could face me down and bite me every time I went near him. Now he is a regular sweetheart!
I also had a SLW that would forget his place from time to time and run up to flog me when I was in the yard. Every time this happened I would grab him and tote his fat butt around, pin him down, carry him upside down, and generally embarrass the heck out of him in front of his women. For at least a month or two after each session he steers well clear of me!
Depending on how naturally aggressive your boy is, this method may be a success, it may not. Or at the least it might manage his behavior to the point that he is not too dangerous or annoying. Good luck, and watch out for those killer buckets!
