Hey Pete: I'm NOT a chicken!!

[Chickenaddict]

Oh that was just one experience with one BIG rooster. The little cochin roo I kept got my face pretty good. Grabbed my nostril with his beak and ripped several layers of skin from inside and outside of my nostril. He too went to a new home on a farm where he was the only bird. With a full disclosure of his issues of course. My big thing with the little cochin was he went after kids and that was the line for me. Wear a hockey mask to keep your face protected or some sort of helmet if he is that bad because boy does it hurt when they do get ya. We got all the chicks from mcmurray hatchery. I think part of that problem was our lack of knowledge about poultry at the time, we did no research, just dove right in. Alot of the ones we had issues with were large fowl birds. I have since then been buying from breeders verses hatcheries and I must say the temperments of the breeder bought birds verses the hatchery birds was much more pleasant. I can sit back and laugh about it now but at the time I was beside myself not knowing what to do to fix things. I am happy to share my experience with others to avoid making the same mistakes I did. The mask on your face alone may be enough to scare the CRAP outta that naughty roo u got there lol.

 

[chickchicks]

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thats very true i always worry about that with any bird ! you could try to hold him with the head under or leaning into your arm to stop the head from getting the reach to your eye ?

or ive been told a water bottle with a spray !

 

[Pele]

Normally I would suggest that you work with the roo, as aggressive behavior does occasionally happen, and can be corrected in most of them.

However, you have a slightly different dynamic going. He is not attacking you to protect his flock, or challenge your right to mate with them. He thinks you're a hen, and is trying to do his roosterly duties. This.... is harder to fix. I have seen some other posters who have had this problem, and it's been slightly alleviated by giving the rooster more alone-time with real hens (they'll start directing thier attentions appropriately), but it sounds like your set-up has too many roosters, which prevents him from getting quality hen time.

He's like the highschool hopeless nerd trying to talk to the most popular girl in school about Dungeons and Dragons. Not going to socially work, and he'll probably get abused by the jocks for his trouble. So he turns to a safer target for his amorous feelings.

Sorry to ramble, what I'm trying to say is that I agree that a relocation is his best chance. If he's lucky, you're the only human he thinks of as attractive, and he'll be forced to pay attention to hens once you're gone.

Good luck with the poor little guy

 

[StarLover21]

Do you have a picture to show us of him? He may just be an aggresive hen...or is he a definite roo?

 

[karinaspiraling]

Funny...I call him in this stage a teenaged boy. His half-brother had an unpleasant temperament at this age, but it was directed at bullying the ducks. I am not certain he's a roo, but he is developing little spur nubs and has the beautiful plume of tail feathers his father has. Plus, the one time I managed to kick off my slipper, he jumped on it like it was a hen...Going to talk with my friends about rehoming both of the young roos, thanks to all the information y'all have shared. They currently have a flock of all hens. Quarantine one month for introduction, even if it's around the farmer's corner, right?