Help! My rooster is attacking me!

[CNJ]

Here's the story: I found out after the fact that my animal-sitter couldn't come close up the coop after dusk on Saturday, so she went early and "shooed" them in. But my roo thought she was attacking the girls, so he tried to attack her. The next morning, he did it again as soon as she let them out. Flew at her and everything.

So now he tries to attack ME when I go into the run! Not my husband, and I'm too afraid to let my daughter in there yet. One idea: I had the sitter wear some garden shoes we have outside the run, so she wouldn't bring in anything from her family's chickens. And we never use them ourselves. But since the weekend, I've been changing into the garden shoes and the roo has gone crazy at me. So maybe it's the shoes? I'm going to try going into the run without the garden shoes on tomorrow and hope he's better.

I will not stand for a roo who attacks me, or anyone else. I read somewhere here that holding a rooster often will show him who's boss, so we will try that soon. Any other ideas for re-training him? Worst case scenario he will become stew and we'll start again with a new roo chick. BTW, my flock is all Barred Rock, which I heard were quite tame. Sigh.

I'm really bummed at my animal-sitter. She really screwed us up.

Please help!

I have a way, but some people on this board may think it is cruelty to animals, but its called training in my opinion. Have you ever saw a rooster chase another one around. He probably chases that rooster around everyday like it wants to kill it. He seem to be reinforcing his dominance. We probably need to do something along that line to be viewed as the big boss.

 

[DobieLover]

I have a way, but some people on this board may think it is cruelty to animals, but its called training in my opinion. Have you ever saw a rooster chase another one around. He probably chases that rooster around everyday like it wants to kill it. He seem to be reinforcing his dominance. We probably need to do something along that line to be viewed as the big boss.

The OP hasn't been on this site in nearly 5 years.
And what you suggest will just make matters worse for most roosters/cockerels. There are some good articles here are rooster behavior and why they do the things they do and how you can modify your behavior to influence theirs. I've done it. It works. Fighting with, chasing, or hitting them makes them fight back or always wait for their opportunity to "take the flock back from you".

 

[svh]

My normally sweet EE cockerel suddenly started attacking me after being cooped for 10 -12 days due to weather earlier this year.

I was ready to grab him by the head, and do the propeller, then I realized I was as on edge as he was ..... I had been cooped up as well !

The weather broke, the birds were allowed out, and after a couple of days, everything returned to normal.

Apparently, he was stir crazy from being cooped with little freedom ..... Just like people in quarantine from the stupid virus ! Take everything into account going on in the roosters world before making snap (like his neck) decisions.

 

[Kirkwooder]

 

[CNJ]

The OP hasn't been on this site in nearly 5 years.
And what you suggest will just make matters worse for most roosters/cockerels. There are some good articles here are rooster behavior and why they do the things they do and how you can modify your behavior to influence theirs. I've done it. It works. Fighting with, chasing, or hitting them makes them fight back or always wait for their opportunity to "take the flock back from you".

I don't hit my rooster, I love him. I just hold him by his two legs and make him flap his wings up right, until he gets tired and gives up and then I cuddle and pet him. This makes him submissive. Its important to hold him upright once he is up side down. They can choke if we don't.

 

[Veb]

I caught my silkie rooster put him on my lap upside down and stroked his belly. Only had to do this one time put him down and crowed at him, crazy hey, think it told him I’m boss chicken language. Lucky I’m on 6 acres so I don’t think my neighbours heard this as no men came with white coats to take me away.

 

[CNJ]

I had to teach my rooster how to fly today, he didn't feel like attacking me after the second flight lesson. I love my rooster.

 

[arwoon]

Here's the story: I found out after the fact that my animal-sitter couldn't come close up the coop after dusk on Saturday, so she went early and "shooed" them in. But my roo thought she was attacking the girls, so he tried to attack her. The next morning, he did it again as soon as she let them out. Flew at her and everything.

So now he tries to attack ME when I go into the run! Not my husband, and I'm too afraid to let my daughter in there yet. One idea: I had the sitter wear some garden shoes we have outside the run, so she wouldn't bring in anything from her family's chickens. And we never use them ourselves. But since the weekend, I've been changing into the garden shoes and the roo has gone crazy at me. So maybe it's the shoes? I'm going to try going into the run without the garden shoes on tomorrow and hope he's better.

I will not stand for a roo who attacks me, or anyone else. I read somewhere here that holding a rooster often will show him who's boss, so we will try that soon. Any other ideas for re-training him? Worst case scenario he will become stew and we'll start again with a new roo chick. BTW, my flock is all Barred Rock, which I heard were quite tame. Sigh.

I'm really bummed at my animal-sitter. She really screwed us up.

Please help!

Holding worked for us. Our neighbors messed up our boy, I wouldn't be surprised if it could be the sitter.

(I know this is from 2015, but I don't know why I wrote this)

 

[CNJ]

Hello, I found that a leg strap with a cord is a must have to tame a rooster. It is used to keep individual game cocks in a small open triangle shelter or cut out 50 gallon barrels. I can walk up and handle my rooster through out the day.