Help Roo Attacked Me, Leg In Major Pain/red..mine

[doubled]

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sounds like he deserves it to me. or a quick and painless death. from a sharp knife...either way, i'd have killed him before he could get his spurs out of my leg.

 

[shay20]

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We tie up one of ours out by the leg, it works great, they free range and cant get away, and it dont hurt them at all.
they do sell ties for there legs if you dont want to tie a rope around his leg.

You can also shave down his spurs,

it is a shame to see that beautiful rooster die at all.
i would do what ever i could for him, he also looks show q.

 

[2txmedics]

shay...Show Q??? lost me on that one...but yes, he is handsome, gorgeous...well its 50/50...some say keep him and make him submit, others says table here he comes...lol

not up to date on my tet shot at all...Im a medic, and should be...but have been out on medical. So....Guess I'll see what becomes of Big Daddy...you know he doesnt do this with ANYONE else here at home!!!! JUST ME!!!! Ive tried not wearing my baseballs caps, changing shoes, cloths...nothing works.

Ma says its got to be my size, DH is like 5'5" and 190lbs...and Im like 4' 91/2" and 100lbs Doesnt even look twice at DH

 

[Laney]

If he is that aggressive I would not be trying to catch him during the day at all. Wait until he is in his twilight coma and starting to roost. Then you go in and grab both of his legs right off the roost. Make sure you have some work gloves on because a strong roo will bend up at the neck while you do this and try to peck at you.

Hang him upside down by his legs until he is good and passed out. Then you can reach down and get a strong grip on his wings and bring him up into a football hold (american football). Now he's going to struggle as he becomes aware of what is going on. Show him you are the boss. You should still have a good grip on both of his legs so that if things get out of control you can swing him down and he will pass out again. So the position is One hand over the wing and grasping both legs, the other hand free to pet him and let him know you are a kind boss.

The key here is to walk around, sit in a chair, do whatever you want until he has good and submitted to you. Once YOU have decided you are finished take him somewhere away from the roost and put him down. If you think he is going to get agressive, hang him upside down until he is unconscious and then lay him down and get out.

During the day, YOU are the aggressor. Never wait for him to come at you. First thing you have a go at him. Put him in his place every time you enter the pen. Open the coop and chase him away from YOUR girls. If he gets close to you stomp your feet, make some noise and charge him good.

If this doesn't work, freezer camp.

Laney

 

[Shiningfeather]

I say send the roo to freezer camp ASAP and you go to the Dr. ASAP. I just got over a major staph infection that I believe came from my birds. With me, that is not a good thing since I am allergic to antibiotics and synthetic ones as well. If it is turning red it is most likely an infection of some sort.

 

[chix4smokin]

I "had" a BR rooster that tried the same thing with my son. He had a stick he carried with him at all times. I hated the thought of him getting his spurs dug into him like happened to you. Well the last time he took after my son was the day we were butchering the meat chickens!!

 

[AnnieJ]

I also had a roo that was a terror every time I went near the coop. He would draw blood through my pants and shirt nearly every time I fed, watered, collected eggs... anything. The last straw was when I bent down to get the water and he came at my head. He grabbed ahold of my hair with his beak and sliced & diced my face with his feet, all the while beating his wings. I asked my daughter to come get him and don't tell me what she did with him. I tried everything suggested here, in books, and at the local feed store. I still have scars from the little &%$%! Sometimes you just have to say "enough!"

 

[Hippie Chick in PA]

I had this same problem. I hate to say get rid of him.....it will be more harmonious. TRUST ME. Been there done this.

 

[drumstick diva]

Sorry but, I can't stop thinking about your leg. Please, please get to a doctor. You are much more important than any rooster. You should have a tetanus shot, whether you had a booster or not. When you get a puncture, it's a different kind of tetanus shot they give you. I'm sure you need antibiotics as well.

Don't give him another chance it could be much worse for you. You aren't a failure - HE IS!!!!

 

[doubled]

yes, get that leg taken care of...please.

we had a couple roosters at a place i worked that kids sometimes came to visit. during the day, all the birds got to roam around the farm and eat whatever they could find and get put up in the evening. well, this one rooster didn't like kids and came at them sometime. usually just a quick, "hey, i'm the boss around here you better watch yourselves" and then do a macho show and dance while occasionally climbing the child. not an all out attack, just a reminder. i would tell the adults with them, "kick him." the reply, "WHAT? I can't kick a chicken" me, "kick him" them "really?" me "unless you want your child to keep getting attacked by the rooster, just KICK HIM" them "but, but"....finally, me "fine, i'll do it" PUNT... and away he went. leaving the family alone. after the friendly reminder that I was the boss around there. usually the parents thanked me but of course i sometimes got the "i can't believe you just did that to that poor bird." at which time i would go catch the friendly rooster, show them it's spurs and say "you see those?, that 'poor bird' i just kicked away from your 6 yr old was trying to bury his in your child's face." it usually got the point across.

well, one day the mean rooster didn't want to come back to the coop at night and my boss said "fine, leave him out. he's mean anyway." i did and the local fox's litter was fed well that night. all that was left to do the next morning was to clean up the feathers and know that by leaving that mean little sucker outside, i allowed the natural circle of life to continue...