Help!!!! My favorite Rooster is ATTACKING ME

[Cecisflock]

Rehome him. There is a home for everyone!

that is not a great way to look at it though...

 

[ColtHandorf]

My Favorite Rooster (Olive Egger "Charli") just started attacking me

Pick a new favorite rooster?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Wow, that story is absolutely crazy. Both of the stories you mentioned, actually. This is good for me to know as I have a bunch of young chickens now that I don't know the genders of but I was thinking I would keep a couple roosters. I have some bad veins in my legs from having kids... Guess I'll make sure to always wear long pants and tall boots until I know for sure I have gentlemen!

I think bad roos are the exception, though, not the rule. At least that's been my experience. Mike's son Silverwings is an absolute jewel, as is my year-old Black Jersey Giant, George. I had a BJG roo years ago that was also my favorite. I can't tell you why any of my roosters are well-behaved. I don't treat them any different than I do my hens. I don't pick up any of them. They are not pets, but they come running when I go out morning and afternoon to scatter scratch for them.

 

[Isadora]

I think bad roos are the exception, though, not the rule. At least that's been my experience. Mike's son Silverwings is an absolute jewel, as is my year-old Black Jersey Giant, George. I had a BJG roo years ago that was also my favorite. I can't tell you why any of my roosters are well-behaved. I don't treat them any different than I do my hens. I don't pick up any of them. They are not pets, but they come running when I go out morning and afternoon to scatter scratch for them.

I hope that's the case. My family always had chickens growing up and we tried roosters on several occasions. I can think of three different ones off top of my head, and they all turned out aggressive. We couldn't go in the pen to even get eggs or take care of them without getting attacked. My younger sister has a scar on her neck from a rooster that flew up into her face. In doing all my reading on here, I see that while aggressive roosters are not uncommon, it's also common for people to have roosters that behave like gentlemen.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Some will tell you to handle them like pets from the beginning, picking them up and carrying them around. Others say not to do this, as it teaches them not to respect you. Some methods work for some people. I think it has more to do with the rooster than with the method, but I'm no expert. I'll tell you whose opinion I value above all others though, and that's @Shadrach . Perhaps he will chime in and even drop a link to his very fascinating article on the topic. Shad?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Honestly, I don't give them more than one chance, including that so called "hormonal craze". Mine don't go through a period of constantly being watched for aggression. They act up once, yes fine. But they don't get a second mess up, even as cockerels. I don't have the patience to put up with a nasty male. And there is no way I'm going to give one to someone else, if they'd even be willing to take a nasty male.

 

[H-B-O]

Ok he is no longer with us. He attacked my 4 year old brother.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Sorry to hear. Hope your brother is okay.

 

[H-B-O]

Sorry to hear. Hope your brother is okay.

Yes he is fine.

 

[cmom]

Have you tried to intimidate him? Take something large, like a broom or stick, and chase him with it.

It's difficult to break the behavior once it starts. From past experiences I have had, which are few, A broom or other implement usually doesn't work too well. The bird will look at the broom or implement as the enemy and not concentrate on the person holding it.