How can I keep my Rooster from Flogging me?

[duluthralphie]

Well, lol... ive read everything here from "cook it" to "rub, stroke, teach it english and sing it a lullabye".. hahah!!
Heres my two cents. *Ahem* Roosters do that PERIOD. Its a natural instinct thyve had since the first chicken or egg touched the surface of the earth. Its not only the way it establishes dominance, but also how he defends himself as well as his laying hens.
And he is entitled to do so and it should be expected. Some roosters are more aggressive than others as some have a fighting spirit. Believe it or not tbis is actually a good thing.
Butall is not lost, there are things that can be done here.
I clip the long spurrs off my rooster to prevent him from having the ability to inflict injury or pain. Doing so turns a potential harmful situation into a mere annoyance, as a de-spurred roosters flogging is akin to being hit with a foam pillow.
Now, if you have a rooster you really wanna keep, but he insists upon having a showdown each time you meet, heres what i do.
Im not overly aggressive but i face him head on and walk toward him calmly as if im not the least bit intimidaded and when he runs up i calmly scoop him up and gingerly pin him on his back. I hold him there until i see genuine worry in his eyes. Thats when i allow him to stand and go about his business.. this has always worked for me.
But i wanna reitterate that my main comment on this is that roosters just do that and its to be expected.
If your the type that gets butthurt and wants to murder your roosters for behaving normally then perhaps you need to find another hobby.

Welcome to BYC....


Now, if you expect this behavior from a rooster you will get it. You must either break the habit or remove the rooster. This is not behavior that should be tolerated or expected.

I have lots of roosters none of mine behave like this, if they do they are removed from the flock and a new replacement is brought in.

I have several flocks that are all kept separated for breeding purposes. None of the flocks will ever have a jerk rooster in them.