Help, my rooster attacks!

[Kadjain]

My only advice is attempt to become his freind dont eat him. Right now he is the mean one. If u eat him ure becoming he mean one.
Good Luck!

Is this a serious post?

There are just as many good roosters as there are horrible ones. How can you tolerate a rooster that attacks you in your own yard?

Right now he only 10 months old and only has nubs for spurs. Wait till the nubs grow to 2+ inches and are pointed like a dagger and he is trying to sink them into your legs.. .

Cull cull cull

 

[NWalker87]

Yes this is a serious post, and I have never killed anything in my life, and I don't plan on starting now. My hens, rooster, turkey, goats, and pig are strictly pets...not for food (and yes I am aware most people on the forum will disagree with me on this). We do not have people over to our house, we live to far out in "the country" for all of our friends and family. We are going to try fencing in a large area with something other than weld wire or cattle fencing, and keep the turkeys and chickens seperate. It's strange, he only goes after me when I'm outside to coop - if I'm in to coop I can be around him, pet him, etc. and he has no problem with it. If the fencing doesn't work, I may think about plan B: killing him - but he would be buried, I would not eat him.

 

[roostersandhens]

Is this a serious post?

There are just as many good roosters as there are horrible ones. How can you tolerate a rooster that attacks you in your own yard?

Right now he only 10 months old and only has nubs for spurs. Wait till the nubs grow to 2+ inches and are pointed like a dagger and he is trying to sink them into your legs.. .

Cull cull cull

yes it is very serious. If u dont think it is serious coming from my writing here it from my sweet rooster.

 

[Kadjain]

Yes this is a serious post, and I have never killed anything in my life, and I don't plan on starting now. My hens, rooster, turkey, goats, and pig are strictly pets...not for food (and yes I am aware most people on the forum will disagree with me on this). We do not have people over to our house, we live to far out in "the country" for all of our friends and family. We are going to try fencing in a large area with something other than weld wire or cattle fencing, and keep the turkeys and chickens seperate. It's strange, he only goes after me when I'm outside to coop - if I'm in to coop I can be around him, pet him, etc. and he has no problem with it. If the fencing doesn't work, I may think about plan B: killing him - but he would be buried, I would not eat him.

I was not asking if your original post was the serious post. I was asking if the post that I had quoted was the serious post. To which you can read her reply to it above this one. Which again her reply is very cute and I can only take it as such, a cute reply and nothing to be taken seriously. Once again, this is not aimed at the original poster of the question.

 

[bobbi-j]

yes it is very serious. If u dont think it is serious coming from my writing here it from my sweet rooster.

(In case you missed this in the other thread where you said the same thing...)Have you ever been flogged or spurred by a rooster? If not, you may change your mind when it happens. If so, and you continue to put up with bad rooster behavior, well.... I guess that's your problem. Personally, I won't tolerate it. And that does not make me "mean". I believe it makes me responsible. I think it's much "meaner" to keep an aggressive rooster alive and kick it across the yard or whack it with a stick or broom handle so it doesn't attack you. What kind of life is that for the bird? Much better to put it out of its (and your) misery. You are entitled to your opinion, but please refrain from name-calling in the future.

 

[roostersandhens]

(In case you missed this in the other thread where you said the same thing...)Have you ever been flogged or spurred by a rooster? If not, you may change your mind when it happens. If so, and you continue to put up with bad rooster behavior, well.... I guess that's your problem. Personally, I won't tolerate it. And that does not make me "mean". I believe it makes me responsible. I think it's much "meaner" to keep an aggressive rooster alive and kick it across the yard or whack it with a stick or broom handle so it doesn't attack you. What kind of life is that for the bird? Much better to put it out of its (and your) misery. You are entitled to your opinion, but please refrain from name-calling in the future.

I have never been attacked by a rooster. But I have been attakedby a mean duck. I know most people disagree with me. One way to deal with a mean rooster is to just find him a home where he will be tolerated. Here is a way to prevent a mean rooster hold all ure chickens while they are chicks. Hold them alot. I am sorry if u disagree with me on this whole rooster thing I dont meen to be rude.

 

[roostersandhens]

Actually I have been attcked by my freinds Silkie rooster. He almost got me in the face.

 

[bobbi-j]

I don't think you're being rude. A bit naive, but not rude. Ducks don't have spurs or sharp beaks. I suppose their wings could leave a bruise. As far as holding all your chickens while they're chicks, well, that's not always the best plan either. Because then the rooster thinks he's on the same level or even dominant to us. With that attitude, he thinks it's OK to keep us in line (in other words, flog, spur and peck) I'm really not trying to be contrary - just sharing what I've learned. I would never re-home a mean rooster. Even though I would be upfront and tell them that he's mean, I would not want to take a chance on someone being injured by it. Especially a small child. Besides, how do you know the new owners wouldn't just eat him themselves? If I've put the time and money into raising a bird, I'm not going to give it to someone else to eat. I think we're going to just have to agree to disagree on how to deal with a mean rooster.

 

[katbriar]

Some roosters are plain aggressive, but some roosters can learn to back down.

Be assertive. This does not mean "be mean". But be confident and in charge.

This is a post by Beekissed from another thread; she has more experience than most of us and is very practical minded. She has given lots of good advice on roosters; this is one of those posts.

"You can train a roo just like you train a dog. When you want a dog to do something you reward him when he makes a move toward the positive and provide a negative response for any misbehaviors. When your roo approaches you boldly, like you are nothing to fear, you need to get into his personal space in a confident way until he moves away.

The first time you advance, he will walk away from you...and you relent. He has learned that moving away from you is a positive move. If he gets used to you in his personal space you may have to push it further by walking towards him quickly until he moves away from you quickly....not chasing him, just merely teaching him that you will stop only when he gets far enough out of your personal space.

Do this at odd moments when you visit the chicken yard. Sometimes I startle a roo when he least expects it, just to keep him wary of me. You don't want him running for the high hills when you come but you do want him looking over his shoulder instead of vice versa.

It is important to walk with confidence in everything you do and keep your roo in the corner of your eye. As with any male livestock, it is always smart to be vigilant...this does not mean you have to always feel paranoid and looking over your shoulder. Just vigilant...the same as when you deal with horses, bulls, billy goats, boars, etc. They have the hormonal and instinctual drives that can make them unpredictable at any given moment~ a smart farmer knows this and always remains vigilant to this.

A roo that is already been getting away with unacceptable behavior needs similar training but will require a little more assertive moves to break the cycle he has gotten into."

I can't find another detailed post that I remember reading. She carried a stick and would tap (not hit) him on the back to get the rooster to move around. It was like it was an extension of her, to increase her "size" and to get the rooster to respect that she could make him move around at her will. Not vice versa. If I remember right, she would also walk around the chicken coop/yard and if the rooster wanted to go somewhere she might move him away from it and keep him away for a little bit. Just to confidently show him that she was in charge.

Again, not mean, just with intention.

Some other people have recommended picking up the rooster and carrying him under your arm while you do chores, etc. Nothing says "I'm not in control" like being hauled around at another's will. I'm not sure I could do that though if the rooster was to the point where he'd physically hurt me though.

I hope you get some advice you feel comfortable in trying, and that works!

 

[Kadjain]

Some roosters are plain aggressive, but some roosters can learn to back down.

Be assertive. This does not mean "be mean". But be confident and in charge.

This is a post by Beekissed from another thread; she has more experience than most of us and is very practical minded. She has given lots of good advice on roosters; this is one of those posts.

"You can train a roo just like you train a dog. When you want a dog to do something you reward him when he makes a move toward the positive and provide a negative response for any misbehaviors. When your roo approaches you boldly, like you are nothing to fear, you need to get into his personal space in a confident way until he moves away.

The first time you advance, he will walk away from you...and you relent. He has learned that moving away from you is a positive move. If he gets used to you in his personal space you may have to push it further by walking towards him quickly until he moves away from you quickly....not chasing him, just merely teaching him that you will stop only when he gets far enough out of your personal space.

Do this at odd moments when you visit the chicken yard. Sometimes I startle a roo when he least expects it, just to keep him wary of me. You don't want him running for the high hills when you come but you do want him looking over his shoulder instead of vice versa.

It is important to walk with confidence in everything you do and keep your roo in the corner of your eye. As with any male livestock, it is always smart to be vigilant...this does not mean you have to always feel paranoid and looking over your shoulder. Just vigilant...the same as when you deal with horses, bulls, billy goats, boars, etc. They have the hormonal and instinctual drives that can make them unpredictable at any given moment~ a smart farmer knows this and always remains vigilant to this.

A roo that is already been getting away with unacceptable behavior needs similar training but will require a little more assertive moves to break the cycle he has gotten into."

I can't find another detailed post that I remember reading. She carried a stick and would tap (not hit) him on the back to get the rooster to move around. It was like it was an extension of her, to increase her "size" and to get the rooster to respect that she could make him move around at her will. Not vice versa. If I remember right, she would also walk around the chicken coop/yard and if the rooster wanted to go somewhere she might move him away from it and keep him away for a little bit. Just to confidently show him that she was in charge.

Again, not mean, just with intention.

Some other people have recommended picking up the rooster and carrying him under your arm while you do chores, etc. Nothing says "I'm not in control" like being hauled around at another's will. I'm not sure I could do that though if the rooster was to the point where he'd physically hurt me though.

I hope you get some advice you feel comfortable in trying, and that works!

This all seems very frustrating and stressful when you are just trying to enjoy your birds. Bad roosters are bad roosters especially when you have to put in extra work just to enjoy the flock you are working to keep happy.
We should be working toward ridding this behavior from our flocks.

You don't have to put up with it when there are so many good roosters going to stew pots. I wrestled with butchering and eating my excess roosters for a long time. Now I never buy chicken from the store and I've added Muscovy's to my yard so I rarely have to buy any meat. I'm not trying to convince you to eat him but this is a subject that I'm positive a lot of people on here have had to deal with. There are not too many options for mean roosters.. .

Cull cull cull