Dominated by rooster

[bravevline]

A few days ago the alpha-roo came at me and I ran away. I think he feels he has dominated me now because he has become very demanding with me at feeding time and sometimes pecks at me trying to bully me around. How can I correct this?

 

[bobbi-j]

He feels like he dominated you because he did. You are now lower on the pecking order than he is, and his behavior will only get worse - especially if you now try to correct it because he will think you are challenging his authority, so to speak. You will get many replies to this question. Here is mine: You have a couple of options. One is try to "tame" him - break his aggressive behavior. This will now be much harder since he won the first battle. The second is to get rid of him - sell him or give him away (with full disclosure that he attacks people) or eat him. Personally, he would be "re-homed" to the freezer here. I will not tolerate an aggressive rooster. Especially since we do have young children that come visit our farm and like to see the chickens. You could "tame' him so he doesn't attack you, but that does not mean he will not attack someone else, and that could be a visitor to your home, a neighbor if you have any close by, or a visiting small child (or your own child if you have any). Good luck in whatever you decide to do.

 

[five is my dog]

he might fell threatened by the other roosters you might need to rehome him. you can't correct him because he will probably charge you.

 

[chfite]

What I have done with the rooster whenever he has tried the dominance maneuver is to walk straight at him and force him to back up. I have backed him up a couple of times. That has done the trick.

Chris

 

[Mrs. K]

I tried the backing up constantly with one, did not do much, and when I went to cull him, I used a large fishing net, the kind you use to scoop a fish that is on the line out of a lake into the boat. The handle gave me control, and I just dropped it over the top of him. It contained him instantly, and while he tested it a few times, he then calmed down and squatted down. I then dispatched him.......

but later on I thought, I wonder if I had done that from the first time he got aggressive with me, just drop that net on him, do my chores and then let him up.

I don't know, but I do know that when something like a rooster is attacking you, it can be difficult to stand your ground.

Mrs K

 

[aart]

......but later on I thought, I wonder if I had done that from the first time he got aggressive with me, just drop that net on him, do my chores and then let him up......

things that make you go ...Hmmmmm

 

[Ebers]

It's probably the wrong thing to do but my rooster flogged my 3 yr old & he got a lil boot therapy i'm normally not that way but when it comes to kids sometimes you have to he's calmed down alot I guess it helped

 

[bobbi-j]

Any rooster that flogs a child on this place will get axe therapy - not boot therapy. Get rid of that bird before he causes an injury to your child!

 

[autumnmfisher]

We had a mean rooster - got more and more aggressive no matter what we did - and our daughter hand raised him, held him, hand fed him, he was so good but just flipped the switch one day. well finally he attacked her and left her a bloody mess literally, she has scars, he got lead poisoning that night.

We just got a new flock, as all our old chickens stopped laying and we gave them away. - we tried to get all hens but ended up with one cock. my friend said if we got another rooster that would ensure they'd only worry about each other and not us or our children.

Anyone else have experience with this? because if this isn't full proof he's going.

 

[Folly's place]

Rooster behavior varies a lot; partly rearing techniques, MOSTLY genetics, IMO. I've had respectful males, and aggressive jerks despite lots of attempted behavior modification. Some breeds and bloodlines are more likely to produce nice birds, but the bottom line is still individual behavior. Life is way too short to deal with a human aggressive bird! Mary