I have a couple of little naughty cockerals right now. This is the first batch I've ever had that has shown me any aggression. When they come up to me aggressively (hackles raised, wings down, ect), I push them to the ground and " peck" them with my finger. Or sometimes the pullets will come over and give them a little peck like " haha, you got in trouble!". I also chase them around quite often, and they tend to give me a pretty wide birth. When they come up to me in a non-aggressive manner, I reward them with treats and praise (and since they don't like to be reprimanded in front of everyone, they get alot more treats these days). Now, keep in mind that I DO NOT view theses boys as pets. In fact, their final destination WILL be my stew pot whether they stay nice or not. I'm simply trying to keep the peace until they are big enough to be worth a fart. I understand that you see your rooster as a pet, and I'm not going to advise you butcher him. But a sad fact about keeping roosters is there are alot of mean ones out there, and those mean one aren't worth the feed they gobble up everyday. However, there are also lots of great roos out there in danger of facing the stew pot. I haven't had any people aggressive roosters (besides the little turds I've got now) because I don't tolerate that behavior in my flock. But if I had one I wouldn't waste the time to try and tame him. And I have no desire to breed that aggression into my flock, and rehoming a mean rooster is just passing the buck. I hope you can calm him, nothing is impossible. Just don't be dissapointed if you let him out of the cage and he changes back into his old nasty self. Good luck!
