How to put a rooster in his place

[Chic Chick]

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Ditto

Now I would like both of you to go back to my first post and read it again the first line especially ......I said I DO NOT have trouble with my rooster! He behaves himself.
I was not asking for your opinion on whether to let my grandson gather eggs himself I was asking for opinions on how to teach the rooster to toe the line. There is a difference!! Maybe I should have started my post with "experienced farmers only reply" I am not some simple moron and this is no "pet" to me . I know it can turn at any time and I am expecting it, but animals can be taught that some actions are not acceptable . I just want to know if a 2x4 is still better then the new chicken psychology of holding them and how other people that have roosters deal with the aggression. IMHO if you don't have a rooster please don't comment without the experience I was asking for.
Kodiakchicken, I also let a night go by before I replied but only for the reasons above...lol . I thought beekissed reply was good and I didn't take it the wrong way like you did. I'm sorry you were offended. I live on a farm, not an acreage or city lot and my chickens are farm animals and have a certain job to do and thats it. I just noticed that a lot of people are having trouble with theirs attacking and it's probably because it isn't treated the way a farm animal is supposed to. I don't want to go crazy and beat it to death with a shovel because he attacked and hurt someone.... There's a saying about "closing the barn door after the horses have got out"
Thanks to Frizzledhen, Beekissed and all the others with the good suggestions..... lol there is one reply I couldn't find again but I'll go back and send you a email to find out how you did it.
I guess I make sure my farm raised 8 yr old grandson or my 11 yr old granddaughter are armed with a bat when they go into the yard or coop. Better to be prepared then to deal with cuts and other wounds.

 

[catniip]

Day before yesterday one of our young 8 month old roosters, that my little 60 lb grandaughter raised from a day old chick, got aggressive with me. He jumped at me and spurred me, actually making my leg bleed. I grabbed a rake to fend him off and was trying to hold him down with it... when I caught something in my proliferal vision. It took me aback .....It was my tiny grandaughter flying through the air like a ninja, she then pinned him with her little cowboy boot and grabbed him by the legs and drug him off to a cage, saying, "Nobody attacks my grandmother mister"!

 

[mtnhomechick]

Too Cute!

 

[Beekissed]

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Success achieved! I have went out with my egg basket each day since then and Too Big for His Breaches has walked a wide path around me. Same thing worked for the rooster I inherited before him.....made the mistake of assuming I'm a rooster, I corrected his vision with a few well-aimed persuasions and haven't had a problem since.

I'd have to agree with Chic Chick....if one wants to keep a roo in his place, its best to weigh one's options. Depends on just what you believe when it comes to livestock, whether you adopt one method or the other. Smart to ask about different methods!

 

[horsejody]

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Well since you are on the backyard chickens forum and not "the experienced farmers only" forum you should expect a variety of answers. Roosters and children do not always mix well. It is not wise to let children mingle unsupervised with mature roosters. As an "experienced farm girl" I can tell you that there is no 100% way to train a rooster, especially when kids are involved. Whether a rooster is a farm animal or a pet caution should be used. Roosters often attack to establish dominance. Holding them upside down by their feet feet or carrying them around are old farm tricks to show them that you are dominant. Even if you teach the rooster to respect you, it doesn't mean that he will respect children. I hope the bat works for them.

 

[Chic Chick]

Well Beekissed,Thanks for sharing that and I hope he's learned his lesson. That seems about the best way I know to keep a roo in line also. Do you think it's because spring is coming that their hormones are going into overdrive?

BockBock, I've wondered if that was possible to remove the spurs and thus removing most of the danger of attack. Thanks also

horsejody Even tho you didn't answer my initial question about controlling rooster behavior, I did get a good laugh about your off topic remark about "unsupervised children with roosters" If you had kids you'd know that's just not possible to supervise farm kids every minute that they're outside!


A wise man speaks because he has something to say ..
a fool speaks because he has to say something.

 

[A.J.'s]

BEEKISSED you spoke with more sense than any 12 others on this board. no offense..
i doubt seriously if you make any diapers or scoot over in your bed to make room for your roo. halleujah!

 

[A.J.'s]

Kodiakchicken...... I did not read one word that sounded like preaching to me. just some very good advise.
sensible and level headed.. I hate it that you felt that way..she was not looking down on anyone in my opinion.. the best advise ive seen on here.
I read her/his post and responded to it before i knew there was any controversy and when i read your post i was surpriised.
truly she did not show any of the terms you suggested.

its plain common sense to not make a frined of any of them.. a neihbor put me min my place on even naming my hens.. if you name em its hard to eat em. my hens and my rooster are workers here on the little piece of land we call our farm. they are not pets or sweetums, we dont sleep with them we dont pet them and we dont diaper them.. they work for their living and we pay them well by giving them a good home. i expect them to be chickens and Ill be the farmer. period.

reminds me of that poor woman who took in that chimp to replace her husband when he died.. ate with him, slept with him and loved him dearly.. and the chimp got mad at her friend and ate her face off in a terrible match of chimp vs friend.

 

[A.J.'s]

WEll beekissed well ah what?
now ur rooster will be scared of you. YOU not a kid not ur basket.. you..

 

[horsejody]

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Gee, you were the one that mentioned sending an 8 year old out to the coop in the original post. What's so "off topic." And, yes, I do have kids. People have only tried to be helpful and friendly to you here. You should expect a variety of responses on a large forum and not be so upset when people make suggestions.

Wise men listen to answers when they ask questions or for advice.
Only fools get angry when they don't like the answers they hear.