FYI to all new people That have roosters in their flock

[Desuro]

I've only had roosters since March 1 when they were born I have a two-year-old that goes outside with me to feed my chickens and my two roosters she had on a red shirt and my rooster attacked her and knocked her down so please if you have children and you're new to this beware chickens don't like bright colors rooster you don't like bright colors and they will attack bright colors they attacked my two-year-old and knocked her to the ground so just a FYI if you have small children watch them around your rooster

 

[song of joy]

I hope she's OK! It sounds like your roosters will be headed to freezer camp, which is probably the best place to ensure your daughter's safety. While the bright colors may have played a role, it's also very likely that the roosters viewed her as small enough to attack due to her size. Children also tend to move quickly and unpredictably, which also makes them a target for rooster attacks. Considering these cockerels are only about 6 months old, I would expect them to become more aggressive over the next several months.

 

[lazy gardener]

Agreed. In this instance, the red shirt is the very least of your problems. That cockerel needs to either be kept penned up when ever your child is outside, or he needs to be invited to a crock pot dinner. Do not blame the behavior on the color of the shirt. Blame it on emerging human aggression, and act accordingly. Be thankful your child didn't suffer a facial or eye injury.

 

[anatess]

Can I just take this opportunity to praise my sweet rooster? I don't have small children and this rooster is a modern game bantam - he is SMALL and skinny! But, I was still expecting the regular rooster dance with this kid. He's now almost a year old and he is still the sweetest rooster I have had. His dad was the same, by the way. My family has no problem just going inside the coop and swiping him off his roost. He is so chill. He does get upset at the yard guy cutting the grass around the coop. He flares up his feathers, drops his head, and is ready to pounce on the hardware cloth when the lawn mower gets close.

 

[Patinas]

I hope the rooster didn't hurt your daughter! How scary! I agree with the others that once a rooster attacks a human, it's time to put him in the stew pot. I also would not attempt to re-home a rooster that is aggressive towards people.

I've read many posts on here on how to show your rooster who is boss but I've said this a few times on here that once a rooster attacks, especially a child, in my opinion, that rooster is now a liability unless you can keep him penned up at all times.

I am also of the opinion that even if you can teach your rooster you are the boss, that does not ensure he won't attack other family members, visitors and or family pets.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I hope she's OK! It sounds like your roosters will be headed to freezer camp, which is probably the best place to ensure your daughter's safety. While the bright colors may have played a role, it's also very likely that the roosters viewed her as small enough to attack due to her size. Children also tend to move quickly and unpredictably, which also makes them a target for rooster attacks. Considering these cockerels are only about 6 months old, I would expect them to become more aggressive over the next several months.

Agreed. In this instance, the red shirt is the very least of your problems. That cockerel needs to either be kept penned up when ever your child is outside, or he needs to be invited to a crock pot dinner. Do not blame the behavior on the color of the shirt. Blame it on emerging human aggression, and act accordingly. Be thankful your child didn't suffer a facial or eye injury.

X10

 

[Mrs. K]

They tend to attack children first, then women, then men if they are human aggressive.

Really I do not recommend roosters to first year chicken people, and I STRONGLY recommend not keeping roosters if you have children under 5 years old. Roosters are a crap shoot, some of them do not work out, all of them take a bit of experience. Roosters have ruined the whole chicken experience for a lot of kids.

 

[Desuro]

They tend to attack children first, then women, then men if they are human aggressive.

Really I do not recommend roosters to first year chicken people, and I STRONGLY recommend not keeping roosters if you have children under 5 years old. Roosters are a crap shoot, some of them do not work out, all of them take a bit of experience. Roosters have ruined the whole chicken experience for a lot of kids.

we thought we were buying hens and we ended up with two roosters

 

[Mrs. K]

It happens, and even very experience poultry people can mis-identify them. A couple years ago, and I had had chickens for years, I did not realize, until he crowed. I was almost embarrassed. haha

However, now you really need to cull the bird, either for your own use, or to place under a rose bush, or let someone else have him. He can be quite dangerous to your son, and his attacks most likely will become worse.

Mrs K

 

[Heavnlydove]

We have a rooster (in my profile picture) and a toddler. So far so good, but if he ever even shows a bit of aggression in the crock pot he goes!