Do roosters have feelings?

[ChickenKiera]

I am thinking of giving away my roosters and I am really upset. I just keep thinking that they will be upset that they are away from their family and won’t be able to see me anymore. However, they both have attacked some people and I know that nobody wants a vicious rooster but they might be able to work with them (and try a dominance trick), or we might put them to sleep . Because they have attacked people, does that mean they feel no connection to us? I just don’t want to be thinking that when they go, they will be really upset.
So, do roosters have feelings and will they be upset if I give them away?

 

[hysop]

They definitely have feelings, but if their new home will give them lots of love then I wouldn’t worry. If their new home is able to work with them more than you can that’s great. I do believe every rooster can be worked with but it is also a matter of time and patience and not everyone has that to dedicate on a rooster when there are many nice ones out there.

Bottom line, I wouldn’t** worry especially if their new family will be working with them.

 

[ChickenKiera]

They definitely have feelings, but if their new home will give them lots of love then I wouldn’t worry. If their new home is able to work with them more than you can that’s great. I do believe every rooster can be worked with but it is also a matter of time and patience and not everyone has that to dedicate on a rooster when there are many nice ones out there.

Bottom line, I would worry especially if their new family will be working with them.

Since both of the roosters don’t attack me, could I work with them but would they still attack other people and children (they are who I’m most worried about if they attack the children and then it will probably be my fault because I thought that they were “nice”).

 

[BantyChooks]

No. They won't care. New surroundings may put them on edge, but not for long. Honestly, I'd be more concerned about the ethics of giving an aggressive rooster to someone else. Please make sure any potential buyers are fully aware of what they're getting into.

 

[ChickenKiera]

No. They won't care. New surroundings may put them on edge, but not for long. Honestly, I'd be more concerned about the ethics of giving an aggressive rooster to someone else. Please make sure any potential buyers are fully aware of what they're getting into.

If we do give them away, I will make it 110% clear that they attack

 

[BantyChooks]

If we do give them away, I will make it 110% clear that they attack

I'm glad to hear that.

 

[PouleNoire]

x2 what BantyChooks said. I had to give away my whole flock (Including 3 roosters) when I moved out East last year, it was definitely harder for me than for them, I rest assured they are with am amazing family friend loving life. The roosters even got reportedly calmer (I had nice roos to begin with but they're liking where they're at).

 

[ChickenKiera]

Since both of the roosters don’t attack me, could I work with them but would they still attack other people and children (they are who I’m most worried about if they attack the children and then it will probably be my fault because I thought that they were “nice”).

I might just turn this into a new thread

 

[hysop]

You can work with them yourself but you do run the risk of the roosters hurting kids and others. If you can contain them it might make it easier. But like how PouleNoire experienced, some roosters do calm down even more when they go to a new home so that may be a good option. I don’t have any experience domesticating an aggressive rooster unfortunately.

 

[sourland]

I would never give a human aggressive rooster to a family with small children - even with warning. A child's face is easily reached by a flogging rooster, and we only get one set of eyes.