Attacking Rooster

[ChookHappy]

I am going through the same situation atm. I have kids and it makes it real uncomfortable to go and play chicken when you have an agressive rooster around. Thank goodness he only attacked me but it seemed like it would have never quit. I tried hazing and watching my back constantly but after he got aggresive the mood in the pen changed. He attacked me again the other day while puttin a waterer down and I made a split decision to grab him and throw him into a rabbit hutch and fatten him up a bit. My daughters were out there this evening claiming body parts... lol

 

[Pinky]

Quote:
Someone just touched on this subject on another topic...why is it so bad for the rooster to mate in front of you? I really need to know b/c mine does that all the time.

Mating in front of you, the owner, is not only disrespectful in my opinion, but it is the rooster saying "hey I can do whatever I want". Mating is what the dominant rooster of a flock gets to do and mating in front of you is saying that you are not more dominant than him.

 

[hannakat]

If you can get everyone to give him the 'stink' eye, that really helps. Our rooster can be aggressive but if you look at him straight in the eye with as firm a gaze as you can until he turns his head, we get along just fine.

 

[Lisa202]

Quote:
Someone just touched on this subject on another topic...why is it so bad for the rooster to mate in front of you? I really need to know b/c mine does that all the time.

Mating in front of you, the owner, is not only disrespectful in my opinion, but it is the rooster saying "hey I can do whatever I want". Mating is what the dominant rooster of a flock gets to do and mating in front of you is saying that you are not more dominant than him.

You know...I'm so mad at myself now... I was making him stop when he first started doing it. Mainly because it looked so violent and the girls seemed to really hate it. But then they started tolerating it and it didn't seem so bad and I thought that my stopping him from doing it was a bad thing. Now here I find out that what I was doing was a good thing all along. I have notice him getting a little more comfortable with me everyday; coming closer and not being as afraid as he used to be He's only 17 weeks, but I better be nipping this in the bud and get back on track.

 

[Pinky]

I have a young rooster too that needs to be put back in line but since I got a job it has been harder to spend much time with them. And hannakat that stinkeye idea really works miracles doesn't it. I have one rooster trained with it. When he stares at me and I stare back he see 'you're next in line for the pot' and gives me a respectful distance to work in the coop.

 

[Judy]

Quote:
It's only bad if it is a human aggressive roo. I don't bother mine any more. I had to chase one for a while to teach him who was boss but now neither of them come anywhere near me. If a little chasing hadn't done it, he would have been stew. Not only do I not want a human aggressive roo, I don't want them making chicks which could grow up to be more human aggressive roos -- I don't want those genes here.

Some on here say there is almost never a need to solve the problem by cooking him. In the right circumstances, with no small children around, maybe so. But I'll be darned if I will bother with them. Too many good roos in the world.

You know, it can be a real problem to get some kids to eat backyard chickens. This might be a wonderful opportunity for the OP to accustom her kids to eating what they raise.

 

[Pinky]

Quote:
It's only bad if it is a human aggressive roo. I don't bother mine any more. I had to chase one for a while to teach him who was boss but now neither of them come anywhere near me. If a little chasing hadn't done it, he would have been stew. Not only do I not want a human aggressive roo, I don't want them making chicks which could grow up to be more human aggressive roos -- I don't want those genes here.

Some on here say there is almost never a need to solve the problem by cooking him. In the right circumstances, with no small children around, maybe so. But I'll be darned if I will bother with them. Too many good roos in the world.

You know, it can be a real problem to get some kids to eat backyard chickens. This might be a wonderful opportunity for the OP to accustom her kids to eating what they raise.

That's true, if any rooster i have never tried anything towards me, I leave him be and he lets me do what I need to(clean coop, etc.). If I want chicks I also let them do what's neccessary(Can't have your own chicks without a rooster)

 

[7L Farm]

Quote:
Someone just touched on this subject on another topic...why is it so bad for the rooster to mate in front of you? I really need to know b/c mine does that all the time.

This may be crazy but I think my roo trys to mate when I'm around to show me that hey these are my girls. If I'm close enough I'll pop him with my hat & tell him no their not.

 

[chkn]

Maybe separate him from his hens for awhile here or there.

 

[Judy]

Quote:
You know, I've sometimes had the same thought. Hmmm, when I'm around, both mine now do their mating at a good distance, like 30' or 50'. But when one has started to mate in leg's reach, something just tells me to use that leg to shove him off....