Help please before this rooster becomes dinner

[azygous]

Montana has some great suggestions. Only one thing I'd like to add. As you push him to the ground, pinch the skin on the back of his neck. That's a hold an alpha rooster would do to another roo to show him who's boss.

Never show fear! The more contact you have with this rooster, the more he will get used to your dominance over him. I have a six-month old roo that I've been making a point of handling in a dominant way every day since I figured out he was going to be a roo. He doesn't like his daily attitude adjustments much at all, and he goes out of his way to avoid me. It's the best possible relationship you could hope to have with a rooster.

 

[lrayle]

Problem is he does it when I turn my back to walk to the other feeder. Hes sneaky and than he runs and makes my gals afraid of me. My husband holds him at night and I pet him and he doesnt bother the husband

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Trying to catch, pickup, or pet hens who prefer to be left alone will cause any rooster to flog you.
Holy cow, you purchased the poor beast to protect your hens from danger, an in his pea brained head that is what he is doing.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

..... My husband holds him at night and I pet him and he doesnt bother the husband

Does your husband ever reach for, grab, snatch, catch, run after hens, cause a ruckus in the coop, or in any way display rooster behavior during the day when the rooster is out and about?

 

[lrayle]

yes we try to pet and hold are girls and the rooster every night We do not grab or in any way be being to any of them We love all of our flock

 

[azygous]

You need to step back and look at how you are behaving when around the rooster. For some reason, he feels threatened by you. It could be something as simple as what you're wearing. Pay attention to colors. I had a roo who hated running shoes. He would attack them, no matter who was wearing them.

Or it could be your movements. Are they quick, abrupt? Are you standing up or squatting, which is less threatening when handling chickens. Are you carrying any large object? Chickens feel threatened by anything larger than they are.

Have you tried speaking to him in his language? Most roosters will respond to their name if you speak it whenever you are interacting with them. I call my roo, Izzy, and go, "Chook, chook, chook", in a subdued tone. He always responds back to me, re-establishing contact and trust.

Take time to watch and observe how the chickens interact with each other. You can learn a lot about them that way. Trust, or lack of it, is the main reason why people have problems with their roosters.

 

[lrayle]

I do talk to pretty boy and all the girls and give them plenty of attention when Im home But I will start paying more attention to myself to make sure And I carried him around this morning and talked to so we will see

 

[donrae]

Any of my roosters that flog from behind are dinner, no questions asked. If you're going to challenge me, at least do it to my face and I can properly educate you on who is boss. Hitting the back of my legs---that's an automatic mandatory dinner invite.

 

[lazy gardener]

I might add that you should immediately take on the role of the aggressor with this roo when you enter the chicken yard. If he so much as looks at you, chase him. Every time you go in the chicken yard, make him get out of your way. Don't let him be the first one to get the treats. Don't pet him. As PP said, subordinate hens do that to the rooster. If you have to handle a reluctant hen, put him out of sight first.

 

[lrayle]

I think carrying him around and talking to him has helped and I have been doing what everyone has said I feel like it might work. I didnt know thats what flogging was cause he doesnt hurt me it just scares me and I react badly. But I am going to try cause we do love the boy