Bipolar rooster 🐓

[rach080296]

my rooster I've raised for 7 months is becoming mean he attached me if I move too fast or if I wear clothing that's too colorful I want to just put him in the freezer what did I do wrong and how can I make this not happen in the future I have small kids that can't be involved because of him and I need a rooster because I have alot of hawks where I live

 

[black_cat]

Some roosters are just mean. You can try picking him up can carrying him around every day to establish dominance, and also holding him down, pressing him to the ground, if he goes for you. Don't avoid him, imagine he's not there and when you're walking make him get out of your way instead of you getting out of his. He is very handsome.

 

[rach080296]

I'll try that I've never held him only as a chick but he only started doing this since I've gotten rid of my geese a couple weeks ago they were all house together he used to fight the geese he did not like them either

 

[black_cat]

I'll try that I've never held him only as a chick but he only started doing this since I've gotten rid of my geese a couple weeks ago they were all house together he used to fight the geese he did not like them either

You can pick him up the same way that you would a hen, by securing his wings and lifting him.

 

[Purlsnponies]

I'm a complete newbie.. but read this post today, and bookmarked it for the future. Sounds like it might be helpful for you.

Rooster speak

Good luck!

 

[Ruby Rogue]

He's beautiful.

 

[PioneerChicks]

Here is a bunch of different methods you can use on roosters: Methods for Dealing with Roosters

 

[One Lucky Momma]

There are some excellent articles on this website I think you might find helpful, as well as forum threads in this section. Curiously, you’ll find differing opinions regarding what works and what doesn’t, but I believe there’s a consensus for never acting intimidated when the rooster starts acting up.

Be deliberate when near him, don’t avoid him, make him move out of your way. Carry a stick or a trash can lid if you think you need to arm yourself. You probably won’t need to use it but he will be forewarned. The few times I’ve been aggressed by a rooster I gave it to them right back, and haven’t had any more trouble. I did incarcerate one big guy in a dog crate for three days. He’s still leary of me but he’s a whole lot nicer to the girls.

You’ve probably been told he’s just doing his job, and you’ve admitted you need a rooster, so hopefully you can come to terms. But there are other roosters out there who’d probably love to come live with those beautiful chicks of yours. If he can’t shape up he can be replaced.

 

[bobbi-j]

I like Beekissed’s method (Rooster Speak) because you don’t have to try to get near, catch or pick up an animal that is trying to attack you.

That being said, in my opinion, having small kids that can’t be involved with and enjoy the chickens trumps anything else and he would be gone if he were mine.

A rooster isn’t a guarantee that a hawk attack would be thwarted. Sometimes the rooster is just a speed bump for a predator intent on a chicken dinner. Often times, a flock without a rooster will have a dominant hen that will keep an eye out for predators and alarm when she sees one.

 

[Mrs. K]

That being said, in my opinion, having small kids that can’t be involved with and enjoy the chickens trumps anything else and he would be gone if he were mine.

I agree whole heartedly with Bobbi-j. Roosters can really damage small children who can take the attack in the face. A rotten rooster have ruined the whole chicken experience for a lot of people. He should be gone.

Nearly everyone, who have had chickens for years, has their pet theory for raising them. Roosters are a crap shoot, some work and some don't. My MIL told me the secret of a good rooster is a sharp knife, keep culling them until you get a nice one.

I think the best roosters tend to be raised in a multi-generational flock. If you do dispatch this one, just ask at the local poultry club or feed store. You are looking for a rooster that has been raised in a multi-generational flock, that has at least some time free ranging, and if you get your druthers, with a good master rooster. One that was so nice, just didn't get culled.

If you want to raise your own, then pray for a broody hen, slip straight run chicks under her, let her raise them up. They will not be pets, they will give you space. Cockerels benefit mightily from NOT being the biggest in the flock while growing up. I think roosters raised with flock mates rapidly out grow them, and become bullies and respect nothing.

So I would let this one go, and ask around, or try again in the spring.

Mrs K