Got Flogged by A rooster tonight

[lizage]

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puberty! Hormones gone wild.

XD

I'm assuming that puberty has passed if they're crowing, growing spurs and helping the ladies produce fertilized eggs? Is it possible I've been lucky enough to get four roosters who will forever cower at the sight of me??

Still sounds too good to be true!

It depends. I thought mine was pretty tame too until my daughter was running around his girls a bit too much for his liking and he flogged her out of nowhere. Then he and I went round (me holding a very long stick) until he stood down. Since then, we know what not to do to entice him and he hasn't come at us since. If you haven't given your roo a reason to defend his ladies, then he may be tame to you. It's definitely not out of the question of it happening someday though.

 

[galanie]

The day after I pinned my George down to let him know I'm the boss after his first time trying to go at me, he decided he didn't have to move so I ran right over him and knocked him aside. No more problems, he's a sweet guy. He even helps me with my beer lol. It was just that teenage angst getting in the way and now he knows for sure how he stands with me. Agreed, nip it in the bud. Even a "nice" breed has the potential to cause problems if not handled properly.

ETA: In his defense, he thought he was protecting one of his hens when he came at me. He now knows he shouldn't worry about me holding one of his girls. It still upsets him when they squawk when I pick them up but he fusses at them, not me.

I still like to read Al's first post from time to time, it makes me chuckle.

 

[serendipity22]

Man...
I don't hold my roosters or molly coddle them in any form. I don't pay them any attention at all. I feed my flocks, walk where I want and leave it at that. There are free rangers and flocks that are locked away.

I've got 3 young children that aren't allowed to harass the chickens nor are the chickens allowed to harass them.

I don't have problems with aggression. The couple of roos that have shown aggression in the slightest form have been dispatched quickly.

I can't imagine walking around my farm with a stick for fear that a rooster was going to attack me.

Life is too short and there are too many nice roosters out there.

**And I cannot tell you how many roosters I have on my farm right now. 20 maybe?**

 

[al6517]

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Although I never want to have to walk around my farm with a stick, cause it don't fit in my back pocket hehehe I am still agile enough to give any rooster the A33 whoopin he needs if he decides to hit the back of my calfs when they think I ain't lookin as I am choring, at 53 and 6'2" 175lbs I can still outrun the fastest leghorn like an NFL wide reciever and they know it too, with h3ll to pay when I get within range LOL. After that stern incounter they go out of their way to greet me with a yes sir how can I help you today sir yes sir. LOL

 

[Beekissed]

I can't imagine walking around my farm with a stick for fear that a rooster was going to attack me.

Didn't really read the post about the stick, did you?

The stick leans in the corner of the coop and has been carried one day out of six years...and it wasn't carried anywhere, it actually stayed right inside the coop during the whole training exercise. My chickens are free ranged also, so, no, I don't carry a big stick all around my property in fear of a roo...because I don't need to do so.

For the record, there isn't a roo on the earth that I would fear, sweety.

 

[Betsy57]

Got a new rooster, 8 month old Welsummer, Prince William. I am hoping and praying he is a good rooster for the gals and me!

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[M.sue]

Prince William.....love the name!! Hopefully he doesn't have any bad habits formed!! lol

 

[heath_elisha]

LOL this is so funny! We have an awesome rooster then has been so great to us and the kids. My 3 yr old son goes out into the pen all the time and no problems at all! We hatched and raised 19 chicks (9 being cockerels) this summer and they all had the kindest temperament too. Some were more timid then the others but never a problem of them flogging any of us. I hope that the two cockerels that we kept will continue to take after their daddy and prove to be friendly gentlemen.

 

[LiLRedCV]

I have an August 2011 hatched little roo who copped a serious attitude with me today! He's already crowing and coming at me.

I caught him up and promptly hung him upside down by his feet in front of his Aug/Sept hatch mates. I plan to do this every single day until the little bugger calms down or I find him a new home - whichever comes first....

(I already have one rooster I'm keeping for my flock - an Iowa Blue - but I don't really want any others.)

 

[Davian]

A rooster that attacked me would get punted.