Help!! My roo is attacking me!!

[steffpeck]

I have actually found that the roo's that were handled less as chicks are more docile adults. Also, I think bringing in a roo younger then your hens help's also. The hen's are the boss not the roo, they get put in their place early on and that is how they grow up. I have had both mean roo's and very docile ones. I will not tolerate an aggressive, mean rooster. I agree with Sourland, you don't want to pass his genetics on, find a gentle roo and use him in your breeding program.

 

[terrilhb]

I have 3 roo's. I have had run ins with all of them. the bantam rosecomb i busted his butt with a switch, then chased him around his pen till i caught him. picked his butt up and held him till he calmed down. i do not back down from them. i had to kick one and scince all of this they look but do not come close to me. give him some time. just stand up to him. if he does not stop then do what you have to do. Good luck

 

[crazyforchicks]

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I think its the latter of the two

 

[lotzahenz]

Nothing better than Rooster Soup. Try to pack him around in a baby carrier for a while and if he attacks you even once after that, freezer camp. Roos can be dangerous to small children, and they HURT if they flog you, too many good roos for that to happen, even BCM's

 

[hannakat]

Ah man

I came on today looking for suggestions on how to tame our rooster....don't look like there's much to do about it. Hubby has given him many quick kicks but he still attacks him. Carlos (the rooster) doesn't come after me (thank goodness). He does seem to protect the girls when in the yard and that's one of the reasons I really want him.

Will the girls learn to alarm when danger is near if there's no rooster? I only have 3 hens and almost lost one of those this past Sunday to who-knows-what. Carlos was screaming and when I got outside, there was a pile of gray feathers and I thought little Gabby was a goner but she was still there just minus lots of feathers.

Love this site and all the help!

 

[pipthepeep]

I just rehomed an aggressive roo that I have had since he was a day old chick. Oddly enough, the aggressive one was handled far less than the one I am keeping...mainly because I could never catch the little bugger and so figured it was fine to just let him do his thing...until the day he started spurring and flogging me. When he hops up on something and I can pick him up, he is docile as can be...when i set him down and he gets that look in his eye, different story...there is no stopping him! The keeper roo follows me around and crows like crazy whenever I am out of sight...no attacks yet (hes nine months old), but I guess I have to wait and see. Whenever he does the side shuffle/wing drag, I just scoop him up and carry him around. I am nervous since people seem to agree that the roos that are handled less are the more docile ones, but that hasn't been my experience so far (knock on wood)...time will tell! Still, I never turn my back on him...

 

[BooBear]

I currently have 5 young Wyandotte roosters that are 12 weeks. Come March I expect to see their hormones kick in.
Only 1 likes to jump up on my shoulder for attention. The other 4 stay leery. I do mess with them from time to time as they are funny.

When I was in my teens we had a psychotic game rooster that it did not matter how hard you hit him or how often he would always hop right back up and come back for more. Sure wish I had all the tips from here back then. He would've been good in stew. Anyhow, mom got some younger roos in a new batch of chicks that when they got bigger they took him out literally. Cannot remember what breed the younger roos where but they were beautiful and really sweet. We could pet them and hug them and they did not mind. They loved their hens and their peeps.

I am hoping that my boys stay on the good side; however, only time will tell.

Did you ever find out which rooster did the damage to your hen? Was it the same one that is being aggressive toward you?
It really is not worth keeping a bad rooster no matter how good you may think his genes are. There are alot of good roosters out there with good genes that can replace him.

I recommended keeping a few yummy recipes on standby and if he does it again......mmmmm tasty chicken time.