Bully Roo Roo Issues

[Mrs. K]

add salt and pepper, a few onions.

I know we sound hard, but really you have been given more than a warning, by my fellow posters, and by the roo himself. He is telling you as loud as he can, "I am not afraid of people, I will attack, I will try and cause as much damage as I can, you cannot trust me."

If there were only adults at your household, all willing to take the risk, well maybe..... but with children, you are risking too much.

MRs K

 

[Triple Willow]

I've got one myself that is going to have to go. He just won't get a clue. I think I would have to beat him clean to death to make him act right. Gonna fatten that sucker up and eat him. They are really too dangerous to keep around. As others have said, they could take your kids' eyes out in a flash! Then what?

 

[chicken jedi]

Yeah, I would have to agree with everyone, my brother in law is the hunter of our family and will have a very good supper!!!! We handled him like the rest because we really didn't know early on he was a Roo

Thank you all, this is our first batch and learning as we go, and the girls are much happier without him

 

[Triple Willow]

Yeah, I would have to agree with everyone, my brother in law is the hunter of our family and will have a very good supper!!!! We handled him like the rest because we really didn't know early on he was a Roo

Thank you all, this is our first batch and learning as we go, and the girls are much happier without him

We all have to learn as we go. Mine was never petted even once. He just decided one day that I was a threat to his girls... and he hasn't changed his mind. lol Good luck to you.

 

[chicken jedi]

I have seen many people who have decent Roos who aren't threats like this, which I had hoped. Maybe next time

 

[Triple Willow]

I have seen many people who have decent Roos who aren't threats like this, which I had hoped. Maybe next time

Yep, they are all different and have a mind of their own. I bet a whole lot of the posts on here with people talking about how sweet and cuddly their roo is just haven't told the rest of the story. I bet once those hormones kicked in he started kicking their butt. lol I have nine roos, all raised the same and only one is a problem.

 

[pound4pound]

put him on 3 ft tie cord hitch and observe for 2 weeks if u wanna give him a chance. make sure he sees the hens to calm him down.

 

[Beekissed]

This is Ricky, our handsome Roo, who we raised from little chick on all the while handling him and giving lots of love. Well, once maturity hit, Ricky of course became protective of his girls especially since spending more time in the coop during our below zero temps here in the far north. I had no problem with his occasional stance/peck on the leg expressing dominance but then twice at my face slicing my lip once and the second time giving me a black eye with a tear in the eye lid. Sooo, I had put him in a second coop we started them in, and take care of him in there. I would love to bring him back in by the girls but when I did try once since I separated them, he was on the attack with anyone, even given time. I don't trust him around the kids when they want to go see the hens, so I am looking for any suggestions anyone may have.

You might find this article helpful reading: http://www.usask.ca/wcvm/herdmed/applied-ethology/Bottle-raised males can be very dangerous.pdf

You may want to start all over with a rooster that has not had this kind of imprinting for best results. If you want to keep this rooster, there are a few methods you could try that may help you....this is from another post, so I copied it here as it seems relevant:

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[pound4pound]

heres a highly recomended move to deal with such behavior on roosters. from a friend that handles gamefowl.

working with "man fighter" is always a challenge to me----In a team or set of roosters to conditioned, I prefer to have at least one "man fighter". I use him to monitor their condition:

There are two cases which causes your rooster to be "man fighter" one is genetic and the other is mishandling. If it's genetic then you can't do nothing about it----but if it's mishandling you can correct it by handling him properly.

1) learn how to expertly catch or pick up your Rooster from cord that he can not peck at you (not even once)--- by pulling the cord slowly, rasing one foot slightly and pick him up gracefully between the thigh. practice makes perfect-

2) Once he is in your hand make him comfortable by massaging his head with water (alcohol mixed). Do not force to hold his head if he is not still comfortable with your hands. take some patience in doing this. let him forget that you are holding him---by attracting him to other roosters or hen. until you can hold his head----(make him feel good). when he is used with your gentle touch in the head, wet his under wings and on to his legs.


3) befriend your man fighter by giving him a treat like a crack of corn but do this when he is really empty. you have to read and understand his body language or gesture. let him calm down in your presence before giving him some treat.


in this case the rooster in question must be on a tie cord to do the steps 1-3.

 

[aart]

Yeah, I would have to agree with everyone, my brother in law is the hunter of our family and will have a very good supper!!!! We handled him like the rest because we really didn't know early on he was a Roo

Thank you all, this is our first batch and learning as we go, and the girls are much happier without him

Good Decision!! Bravo, Congrats and Kudos to the sensible new chicken keepers!