Big mean rooster keeps biting me

[EllaTheQueen6]

Hi, I have a rooster, 4 month old australorp, so he's still a baby but he's starting to show aggresion, he bites me if I get near him, not just a little peck but full on chomping down on me as hard as he can. I wanna know if there's a way to stop this. I doubt there is, but if there is it would be appreciated. I have a skin disease so it itches and takes longer to heal when he bites me. Please and thank you.

 

[FrostRanger]

You can try pecking him back but honestly I'd cull him especially since you have a condition that makes wounds take longer to heal. He's likely to only get worse anyways

 

[EllaTheQueen6]

You can try pecking him back but honestly I'd cull him especially since you have a condition that makes wounds take longer to heal. He's likely to only get worse anyways

I'm unfortunately too attached to him so I'd rather take the bites than get rid of him, but I will try being mean to him back

 

[Sc_chickengirl]

I have different roosters I use for breeding that show aggression. Most get better with time or will learn. I've tried a few different things but I find these most affective.
1. Pick them up when they come at you, hold them tight and put your hand over their face and eyes pressing the other side against you. They will often start clicking their beak against your hand and I take this as a sign of submission. I honestly think this embarrasses and humbles the rooster and reminds him of his place. Set him down and he'll probably either give you a wing flap, may just run back to his hens or may try to attack again (only one rooster has attacked me right away again)
2. Isolation. Put him in a small cage all by himself for a few weeks or until he stops showing aggression. Pull him out frequently to give him attention.

 

[FrostRanger]

I'm unfortunately too attached to him so I'd rather take the bites than get rid of him, but I will try being mean to him back

Keep in mind that rooster attacks (although he's still a cockerel and not a rooster yet) can do a surprising amount of damage if they get a good hit in. He might not be doing much damage now but he is likely to get worse as he gets older. We had a case last year where a rooster sent someone's little sister to the hospital twice before he was finally culled. You also have to consider the possibility of him attacking someone else. No one likes culling birds but keeping aggressive roos is a dangerous game

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Put him in a pot with some red wine.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Seriously if he's showing aggression at 4 weeks this is a major red flag. Don't think he can't hurt you because he's "just a bird." If you're having a hard time healing from his beak, think what his claws and spurs will do to you later, when he's out scratching in dirt full of chicken poop. Those scratches and wounds take a long time to heal and can go septic. A rooster can fly up and use his beak, claws and spurs at your face and eyes. I had one beak me so hard in the knee I fell down - I was in my late 60's but I'm no wimp. He really hurt me. Even their wings can be surprisingly painful. I could go on, but I strongly suggest you attach yourself to a different bird and be more realistc about this one. He won't get better, he's mean and aggressive and he'll hurt somebody. You, most likely.