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[Shadrach]

@DobieLover @Shadrach
Rooster behavior question. When I take in the afternoon snack, sometimes my cockerel comes up and pecks my shoe. He did it again today after I gave him all of the pieces of today's treat. I see that as aggression... correct? Even after I made a point of giving him the treats, although the girls jumped up and got some.

If this is as far as he goes, I can live with it. If this is a prelude to increasing aggression, I need to stop it. He is a very slow learner, as far as I can tell. How would you respond to this particular behavior?

Why on earth would you think this is aggressive behaviour?
He can't ask you for treats can he. Chickens use their beaks for a multidue of things. Aggressive behaviour is when they're three foot off the ground and trying to dig their spurs into you.
Cillin, Treacle and Notch all peck my boots when they want something; usually food, but not always.

 

[Sally PB]

Why on earth would you think this is aggressive behaviour?

I'm literally sitting here with my mouth open. Darl (my cockerel), sweetheart, I am sooo sorry. You don't speak English, but I am going to do my very best to learn rooster. Please forgive me, buddy.

 

[Sally PB]

@Shadrach, thank you so much.

 

[CapricornFarm]

13 degrees now---can't believe a few days ago I had windows open and was outside in just a sweater!

You didn't wear pants?

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good one Cap geeze gotta wear clothes right

 

[CapricornFarm]

Foam insulation filled fiberglass. I can't afford a wood door that looks like that!
I have 4 of them. They were a special buy at Home Depot.

I have solid wooden doors in the goat house, lol.

 

[CapricornFarm]

@DobieLover @Shadrach
Rooster behavior question. When I take in the afternoon snack, sometimes my cockerel comes up and pecks my shoe. He did it again today after I gave him all of the pieces of today's treat. I see that as aggression... correct? Even after I made a point of giving him the treats, although the girls jumped up and got some.

If this is as far as he goes, I can live with it. If this is a prelude to increasing aggression, I need to stop it. He is a very slow learner, as far as I can tell. How would you respond to this particular behavior?

I have a hen that does that. I push her away from me. Not getting pecked for no reason.

 

[CapricornFarm]

And she graduated from pecking my shoes to pecking my bare legs! Nope. Not permitted.

 

[aart]

And she graduated from pecking my shoes to pecking my bare legs! Nope. Not permitted.

Peck her back!
Tho I wouldn't do that to a male bird.

 

[aart]

I think we're in the third winter?
There's snow flying out there today.