I live out in the sticks. Mike was a barnyard mix and was a perfect gentleman for about a year and a half. I have a grandson I'm raising who was about 8 or 9 at the time who became fearful of Mike, and it's likely his behavior escalated Mike's aggression before I realized there was a problem. By the time I did and Mike attacked me, there was no going back.
I had a very large very aggressive one. He stopped going after me and never bit me much again but he would chase people he didn’t like or know.If you mean tame as in.. The basterd knows better and runs when i grab the rake or waterhose, then i have tamed him quite wellHe's only hostile when you're unarmed now. That's progress right?
Again, children in the home? No brainer.
And that is the other problem with trying to tame aggressive roosters, often times they can be rehabbed to accept one person, or maybe the family, but if anyone else comes by they are at risk of injury.
Oh yes. They know they are a pet and part of a family. Chickens recognize and remember up to 10 people. They can become tamed by their owners. Think of it as sort of dealing with a 2 year old child.
That’s great. It sounds like you love birds.
You're not paying attention, Dave. I didn't pick this rooster, he was hatched on site. I can't change history. I didn't even want a rooster, fate gave him to me. And he was perfectly fine, until he wasn't. I believe the question of this thread is, what to do with an aggressive roo? And I'm sharing my experience to say, "Get rid of it." I can't go back in time and get a different rooster.
Rehome him. There is a home for everyone!
