Browniethechicken
Songster
How do I manage my young 5 month old brahma rooster and show him I’m the boss? He is the only rooster of my small 7 hen flock. He is generally easy going and I can handle him and pick him up and hold him. I really like him. Recently, he started mating with the at least one pullet that I’ve seen. He also recently started dancing around me and using his side body to shuffle at me. Couple of times he pecked at me. Nothing too aggressive but I don’t want it to get worse and need to nip in bud now. I’ve heard of two tips regarding asserting your dominance so the rooster knows you are the top boss. First, one tip suggests to hold the rooster down (firmly but not to hurt him) and put his head down using your index and middle fingers to make a v shape to hold his head down. This supposedly mimics what alpha roosters do to other roosters. Secondly, the next tip reports to never allow your rooster to mate with the hens in front of you.
I’ve tried the first tip tonight and it went well and will see in the next few days if that changed any behavior.
What do you think about this idea of never allowing your rooster to mate in front of you if your top boss?
Also, do you think any of this will help manage and tame a rooster so that you can have a gentle guy instead of a lunatic. I think it’s also important to note that I constantly pick up my Roo and hold him. I want him to be accustomed to that. He is a good boy but with the hormones flowing and him maturing I want to be ahead of the game and do what I can to help keep him friendly with me and the family.
I’ve tried the first tip tonight and it went well and will see in the next few days if that changed any behavior.
What do you think about this idea of never allowing your rooster to mate in front of you if your top boss?
Also, do you think any of this will help manage and tame a rooster so that you can have a gentle guy instead of a lunatic. I think it’s also important to note that I constantly pick up my Roo and hold him. I want him to be accustomed to that. He is a good boy but with the hormones flowing and him maturing I want to be ahead of the game and do what I can to help keep him friendly with me and the family.