That won't fix my Demon. I used the football method, which only worked alittle bit. He's now pure evil.
Tried offering him some grass yesterday, & all he wanted was to try biting my hand through the gate.
I file down the spur a little on my silkie because it gets too long plus he could hurt one of the girls with it. I trim his nails a little at the same time since he doesn’t wear them down much while digging in the yard. I intend to do the same on my new Orpington rooster once he grows up. I learned my lesson when my huge Rhode Island Red rooster cut a huge gash in an Easter Egger while mating. She survived but unfortunately he sacrificed himself for his flock a few weeks later when a hawk flew into the area.I have a 14 month old rooster, he's a buff Polish named (David) Bowie, that's very good guardian of his flock and not rough on his hens. Some months ago he tried coming at me to attack me, I guess due to finally getting fully mature and his sex hormones kicking in. I immediately searched online and on YouTube on how to deal with an aggressive rooster and found this video by SSLFamilyDad titled "Dealing with an aggressiverooster- How to train a rooster",and after watching it I went to the yard and when Bowie came to attack me I went after him to catch him, and did to him what's shown on the video after the 10 minute mark. I pinned him to the ground with his face down, holding his body with one hand and with my other hand on the back of his head and neck held his face on the dirt for about a minute or a while after he had stopped struggling, then picked him up, petted him and then released him. He ran away from me and for the rest of the day and the next few days he avoided being near me, moving away when I walked closed by to where he was. After a few days I guess he forgot why he should fear or respect me and he attacked me again, this time scratching my arm with his spurs, so again I went after him, caught him, pinned him to the ground, held his face to the dirt for a couple of minutes, then released him. After that he stayed away from me, moving away when I was near, and months went by with him not attacking me. But the fear faded again, and a few weeks ago he tried to attack jumping at me to try to get me with his spurs which are now very long, but on his 2nd attempt I was able to grab him as he jumped, holding him with both my hands to keep him from breaking lose, then I pinned him to the ground and held his face on the dirt for a while after he stopped struggling, before released him. Since then he hasn't tried attacking me, but I can walk by him without him immediately running away from me. Hopefully he won't try again, but as long as this continues to work and stop him from attacking me, at least for weeks or months, I'll continue to do it, as I don't want to rehome him. Other than those 3 times he's tried to attack me, and tried attacking my aunt (she stopped him with a broom) and her roommate (he likes to tease him), he's a really good, protective rooster.
I recommend to anyone with an aggressive rooster to do what's shown on the video (after the 10 minute mark) immediately after the rooster tries to attack, or any time during the day. Don't wait until nightfall and he's roosting, as he won't know why it's happening and chickens don'tsee well in low light, and after a night's sleep the next day he might forget why he should fear you. It might need to be repeated 2 or 3 times, and every person in the family that wants to be near the chickens might have to do it so that the rooster learns who he should fear and respect.
Here's my handsome Bowie
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