Isn't that something? Take on a sow, but be leery of a rooster. Seems backwards, but I can understand.That sounds fine to me Meg.
On the farm where I spent my youth there were a few groups of free range hens in a field.
Each group had a rooster. The man who collected the eggs from the free range hens was a large very strong man. He could hold down a sow on his own.
You should have seen him collecting the eggs. Talk about quick on his feet.
I think for some of the less mobile elderly people on BYC who have rooster troubles are just not quick enough or aware enough of what the rooster is doing. I read about people getting raked from behind. What are they doing with their back to a potentially aggressive rooster I can't help wondering.
Despite my love of roosters and the relationships I've established with all of them here (each relationship is different) I'm still very aware particularly when I break up fights. Luckily I'm still pretty quick but I've had plenty of roosters forget for a moment who the other rooster is.I don't usually get spured but I've had plenty of claw scrapes down my boots. They can look just like dogs when they know they messed up.
I kept forgetting that he was such a blockhead and when I bent over to grab something in the coop he thumped me between the shoulder blades. That was the last time I forgot
But he's done no damage physically. Also, his favorite hen was the only chick/pullet I'd pick up for a minute or two and as a result of that little bonding time she still comes running over to me when I go outside.
