Our 3 yr old bantam rooster has begun trying to spur me sometimes when I put the chickens up in their run. They follow me in as I carry paper plates with food on them. My daughter wondered if it could be the red pajama pants that I wear quite a bit. Is this possible? Or is it more likely something else. He has gotten underfoot a couple times and may have been accidentally kicked as well. Any suggestions what to do about it? It is winter so I am in long pants so it doesn't do any damage, but shorts weather is coming...
Can the color red incite a rooster?
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We have a rooster now that's sweet as can be but have had roosters that started trying to spur when they hit maturity. If your worried about getting hurt, you can always put wire nuts on his spurs....we've done it and it works great! Just catch him on the roost so he's not trying to get you while your trying to catch him. As for the pants.....I've never heard of that. They will go after red sometimes if they've tasted blood but I think it's more him being protective than that. We use a red light in our coop, supposedly it keeps them from pecking at anything that looks different since everything is now red. So far it's worked!
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A wire nut is what you would put on the end of two or more wires you connected together. You just twist it onto his spurs carefully holding at the base as to not twist off the spur. You could also just remove them which isn't painful but he will need a little healing time away from your other chickens.
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Hello!
My rooster was very friendly when he was young but when he hit maturity he started pecking at my feet, he didn't have spurs at the time. I've read and article where it explained that to fix the aggression the problem toward you is by holding him every time you were around the area for 5-10 minutes. I held my rooster while I was doing chores like refilling the water and feed. When I first did this, my rooster would struggle to get away but eventually gave in, after a week or two of holding him when I was around he stopped attacking my feet when I approached the flock, and I eventually stopped picking him up every day. Every once and a while I would need to hold him for a reminder but he became more friendly again. It worked for me maybe you could give it a try!
Crysta
My rooster was very friendly when he was young but when he hit maturity he started pecking at my feet, he didn't have spurs at the time. I've read and article where it explained that to fix the aggression the problem toward you is by holding him every time you were around the area for 5-10 minutes. I held my rooster while I was doing chores like refilling the water and feed. When I first did this, my rooster would struggle to get away but eventually gave in, after a week or two of holding him when I was around he stopped attacking my feet when I approached the flock, and I eventually stopped picking him up every day. Every once and a while I would need to hold him for a reminder but he became more friendly again. It worked for me maybe you could give it a try!
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I have a white leghorn rooster whose been trying to spur me. I've now resorted to carrying a baseball bat with me so I'd he gets near me which lately is quite often he tries to spur me. The first time he gouged my left knee. The last two times he tries to follow me and spur me from behind when I see home jump o take the bat and pop him on the back 1 of 2 times.
He's got to go. Soon my fiance is coming here with his 11 yr old daughter and 3 yr old son whom I don't want hurt when feeding the chickens with me.
Does any one 2ant him come get if, catch him and take him. I can't do that for I'm disabled.
I think he too. Doesn't like red pants cause 3very 5ime I have my red pajama bottoms on that's when he goes in attack mode. The last time I was in jeans.
Contact me if your in Georgia near Conyers to come get The dumb thing.
He's got to go. Soon my fiance is coming here with his 11 yr old daughter and 3 yr old son whom I don't want hurt when feeding the chickens with me.
Does any one 2ant him come get if, catch him and take him. I can't do that for I'm disabled.
I think he too. Doesn't like red pants cause 3very 5ime I have my red pajama bottoms on that's when he goes in attack mode. The last time I was in jeans.
Contact me if your in Georgia near Conyers to come get The dumb thing.
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