How do I get my rooster to stop seeing me as a threat?

[justplainbatty]

He's the only rooster I have now. He never fought my old rooster but my old one was too aggressive and there was no hope for him. I never see him being mean to the hens, ever, he's pretty respctful to them, one of the hens even used to fight the rooster. He has never mated with a hen directly infront of me either, I've only caught him mating with them when I was around the corner, but I haven't seen him mate with a hen for a few weeks now actually. So if I can tell he's trying to pick a fight with me and will attack me, do I just move towards him? What I do if I move towards him and he attacks?

Try just moving into his space, not fast or flapping your arms or anything. Truly, it should not matter if he mates in front of you. He just should not dance to or mate you. Step into his space, looking him in the eye, if he doesn't back up keep inching him back, making him have to worry about being under your feet. He should move away, keep him going away for a little bit, until he peels off to the side and gives you the space you are seeking. If you watch, this is exactly what he does to his hens(or has done) and they give him a wide birth, that is the respect you want to see from him. You will also see lesser hens avoiding the top hen in the same way. I also add a firm "NO" to my boys. Chickens can discern the difference in sounds of pleasure, displeasure, friendliness, panic, etc. You will have to reinforce this idea of respect daily at first, and eventually, once in a while, just bc you can, and so he doesn't forget.