I've learned with most of my roosters (from some mean Rhode Island Reds to an evil little frizzle cochin roo) that teaching them who is boss is the only way to deal with them. That means that when one roosters starts trying to attack you, don't hit him back with a broom or shovel. I know, it's so tempting to just give them a smack for being little d-bags but restrain yourself.
Whenever my roos try and attack (which never happens anymore), I grab those suckers up in front of his hens. Roosters are terribly prideful creatures. It is in their nature to strut around owning the joint, ruling his flock with sharp talons and a graceful wingspan. It's your job to put a stop to that. When that rooster attacks you, you snatch him up in your arms, take him in front of his hens, and ruffle his feathers. Pet him, rub his face, pinch the back of his neck between your pointer and thumb and shake it a bit (like he would do to his hens whilst mating), hug him close, and just make it so he's embarrassed. By making yourself head rooster, you are showing him and the flock that you aren't to be messed with. When you snatch him up like that, you're making him a lesser rooster than you. Therefore, he'll be embarrassed that he messed with such a tough rooster in the first place.
It may take a couple tries to get him to stop being such a little punk, but he'll likely come around. Some roosters are just violent by nature and may never come out to be lap animals, but hopefully this will get any mean ones to stop confronting/attacking you.
I raised a lot of our chickens from chicks, so they became accustomed to at least being picked up and handled at random intervals. That means they learned to respect us early on. When our frizzle attacked my sister after we got rid of our larger-dominate-but-tame roosters, I chased that sucker down and handled him like a baby in front of his favorite hen. It embarrassed him but he never attacked again. I know not everyone raises their chickens like I did, but it's a great way of teaching them who is boss without brandishing your broom or isolating him. A lot like raising a teenager, embarrassment is one of the greatest tools we have as flock masters against a mean rooster, haha!
Whenever my roos try and attack (which never happens anymore), I grab those suckers up in front of his hens. Roosters are terribly prideful creatures. It is in their nature to strut around owning the joint, ruling his flock with sharp talons and a graceful wingspan. It's your job to put a stop to that. When that rooster attacks you, you snatch him up in your arms, take him in front of his hens, and ruffle his feathers. Pet him, rub his face, pinch the back of his neck between your pointer and thumb and shake it a bit (like he would do to his hens whilst mating), hug him close, and just make it so he's embarrassed. By making yourself head rooster, you are showing him and the flock that you aren't to be messed with. When you snatch him up like that, you're making him a lesser rooster than you. Therefore, he'll be embarrassed that he messed with such a tough rooster in the first place.
It may take a couple tries to get him to stop being such a little punk, but he'll likely come around. Some roosters are just violent by nature and may never come out to be lap animals, but hopefully this will get any mean ones to stop confronting/attacking you.
I raised a lot of our chickens from chicks, so they became accustomed to at least being picked up and handled at random intervals. That means they learned to respect us early on. When our frizzle attacked my sister after we got rid of our larger-dominate-but-tame roosters, I chased that sucker down and handled him like a baby in front of his favorite hen. It embarrassed him but he never attacked again. I know not everyone raises their chickens like I did, but it's a great way of teaching them who is boss without brandishing your broom or isolating him. A lot like raising a teenager, embarrassment is one of the greatest tools we have as flock masters against a mean rooster, haha!
I've had one that would follow me around and one that just tollerated my presense, wasn't friendly but okay to pick up if I needed to.
