How to put a rooster in his place

[Frizzledhen]

I agree. Well said. Although I have NEVER had any problems with my bantam cochin roos. Only the standard roos. The bantam roos are the only birds that I let my grandkids play with. I don't want them to up set the girls and possibly make them stop laying.

 

[Chic Chick]

Thanks everyone for your input....I guess I'll just have to wait and see with him and hope he never forgets his place. He takes really good care of his 15 hens ( 40 out of 42 eggs are developing at day 9) I'm hopeing he stays respectful so he can live a good long life. It scares me when I read these posts about roosters attacking, it brings back my childhood memories of having to gather eggs and my older siblings calling me a baby because I was scared of the rooster that chased. I'm leary of bulls especially when they're fighting at breeding time, very, very wary of cows that just calved, I watch the horses ears and watch for the pigs that bite, etc. I was born and raised on a farm so I grew up knowing animals are for food, and no matter how tame they were, they were not to be trusted. These are for breeding and eggs and are not pets. My grandson is also farm raised so it's not an issue about being naive about animals. I just want to be ahead of any problems that's all, because I know that breed can get aggressive. Maybe I'm stupid to worry about things like that, but I guess it's a woman thing

 

[pascopol]

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Great post!

Rooster are not pets, I love "aggresive" roosters, they will protect their hens in emergency fighting to death if necessary.

Do not expect rooster to be a child's pet.
I never had a problem with any of my roosters , cause I respect them and also I show them I am the #1 of the whole flock.

 

[kodiakchicken]

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I have let this rest for the a day, but now I just have to say something.

I understand your POV for the original poster's benefit, however, I really felt that I was being preached to as I was one of the posters who said that they had no tolerance for a mean rooster on my property. Due to the fact that this forum is called "Backyard" Chickens and the feeling that most of the posters on here are raising chickens in exactly that type of setting, not a large farm, I am offended that you would come on here and criticize me and the other posters of the same mindset for not being willing to tolerate meanness in an animal and for not taking a hands off approach to raising them.

Sure, it's pretty well understood that the male of any species (humans NOT excluded) are testier, territorial and more willing to fight, but that doesn't mean you should have to enter your backyard armed with a stick or shovel everytime you go out there. I have known ranchers who had bulls that threw the best calves for five counties but were mean as all get out. The ranchers tolerated it for awhile and then had their fill and either sold or put down the bull. I know one dairy farmer in particular who had reached his limit of being attacked by a certain bull, even when it was being led by two people holding lines attached to a ring in its nose, that the last charge ended with the guy beating the bull to death with a shovel. And that guy was a lifelong farmer who definitely understood the need for a good bull. But he also understood where to draw the line.

My point is, we all have very different situations and very different tolerance levels and for someone to preach to us about how we should or shouldn't treat our individual situations is very offensive.

 

[nickori]

We had two roos. Both were fine until around 8 months. One of them became very aggressive. Especially with children. He got my husband in the face and that was the end of him. Thank god his spurs were not long at this point. The other roo, tangled with one of our dogs at a very young age and lost all of his tail feathers. They never grew back. Every now and then he will have a brain fart and decide to come at me. The last time he got a reminder with the feed can lid that it was not tolerated and we have been fine since then. Oh he gives me the stink eye now and again, but he takes good care of his girls. I always keep an eye on him.

Nicki

 

[Beekissed]

Kodiakchicken, I have no idea what you are trying to convey. Apparently you missed the point of my post and are trying to read something offensive into it in some way.

The OP asked how to put a rooster in his place. I explained how to never let a rooster get out of "his place" to begin with. However you may have taken that is your business and you seem to have decided to be offended. Your choice, not mine.

 

[vickie2133]

Well my kids wanted some chicks for Easter last year, now all those chicks who ended up being Roos are pretty rowdy. We have 6 roosters that the kids don't want me to get rid of, for fear of their pet being some ones supper.

So after being attacked by two huge roosters, I told them you tame them or they are gone. So my 10 yr old girl, and 11 yr old son decided they would take the advise I gave them to give them some love LOL. My daughter who is a tom boy like I was, goes out everyday after school, and they hear her coming. She catch them and holds and loves on these goofy roosters, telling them she is doing this for their own good. It has worked they run from her.

My two older sons, would not dare do this, I think it is possible that the roosters just gave up. She told my nephew (who we gave a few chickens to, and one of the roos) net time she goes to Tenn. LOL, she is gonna tame that rooster, and show him how it is done.

You got to respect that girls determination.

 

[Kung Foo Chicken]

One of my RIR roos is very vicious. It always works for me not to look at him when I enter the cage. I think he perceives looking at him as you are wanting a showdown.

 

[they'reHISchickens]

beekissed.... you could be the roo-whisperer

I agree. Ours aren't pets, but we do talk to them. Don't need to pet them or hold them, though. We had to dump the head roo because he was mean to our 4 hens. We found him a home with 30 girls to keep him occupied! It seems that after 6 months there, he is getting aggressive again. We may have to have a lesson on stewpots.

 

[mtnhomechick]

I had a 6 month old BA roo who was real hard on the girls. Holes in combs etc. He was my only (supposed to be a pullet ) roo and I was getting kind of sick of him. Two days ago he attempted to charge me and got the boot.......literally. I knew it was coming.

I have 39 hens and he was the only roo. Sheesh.

When he came charging me I kicked him away........the next day I gave him away.

I really have no use for roo's.

Especially around kids.......I don't have young kids at home anymore.....but I wouldn't want a roo if I had kids here.

My girls are much more relaxed now.