Bachelor's Coop

[TheBirdBabe]

Ooh. I’ve never personally had a rooster, so I might be out of the loop, but I have a rude hen. She chased my family around, they are perfectly aware of her, and we use our boots to establish dominance. We push her away, and then we try to “peck” her back, by that I mean make our boots go higher than her, so she thinks we bested her in the pecking order. She also gets very temperamental in the fall and the spring. It might be the daylight change or the moult. A lot of people are suggesting putting him down, but maybe this is worth a shot? My hen is back to being nice now.

I also have a rude hen. They're much more subtle than roosters. They don't have spurs. My rooster also doesn't just come up to me.. he watches from afar, rushes me & then jumps! He gets some good height too! I would attempt to clip his wings & get rid of the spurs, but he's pretty rude. lol

 

[6BeachChicks]

I also have a rude hen. They're much more subtle than roosters. They don't have spurs. My rooster also doesn't just come up to me.. he watches from afar, rushes me & then jumps! He gets some good height too! I would attempt to clip his wings & get rid of the spurs, but he's pretty rude. lol

I heard some roosters are pretty darn rude. Is any breed more gentle then others?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I heard some roosters are pretty darn rude. Is any breed more gentle then others?

Some in general are known for being more gentle, but I've had plenty of AH males from "gentle" breeds and some decent fellas that aren't known as being super friendly

 

[6BeachChicks]

Some in general are known for being more gentle, but I've had plenty of AH males from "gentle" breeds and some decent fellas that aren't known as being super friendly

That seems to be true with any breed.

 

[Mrs. K]

Dispatch him, if you can't or don't want to eat him, plant a rose bush on top of him, or put him in the garbage. Get him out of there. I do not keep anything that does not make me happy. You do not deserve to be attacked. A lot of roosters just do not work out. No need to feel guilty or to blame, they just don't.

He has already lived longer than a lot of roosters. I do vote in the dark, wear long sleeved sweat shirt, and gloves. I have had good luck holding a towel at each end and flipping the middle over his head and then grabbing him, once you grab, do not let go. Get him the first time, even if you just start with one wing or a leg.

If you are by yourself, broomstick works well.

Mrs K