Oh, and on the subject of mean roosters.....it's not only roosters. I have a mean pullet. I've talked about her before and have been told she isn't aggressive by some on this site, but I strongly disagree. This young girl will come after you and peck hard at your legs or feet and sometimes she'll come and fly up and peck hard at your hands. I'm sure she just wants food, but as far as I'm concerned she has no business being pushy. I've given her a firm push, not hard mind you, but enough to let her know to stop. She stops, but then the next time you go out to the coop, she does the same thing. My grandson is now afraid of chickens because of her, my daughter refuses to go out to the coop, and my youngest granddaughter won't go out there unless I'm with her. Nasty, nasty pullet! And don't tell me that chickens will only do that if they're provoked, and no I don't put my hand in front of her as some suggested. She'll also get in my personal space when I'm in the coop, meaning she'll fly up and perch wherever I'm working and get close and watch my every move. Then pecks my hand hard. This may sound weird, but it seems as though she's saying " hey, where's my treat". I used to give the birds seed or cheese from my hand. I stopped because I thought that was why she was pecking my hand....basically I had conditioned her to relate my hand to food, although the other birds didn't do that. Anyway, regardless, she needs to stop or she'll be finding a new home come Spring.
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