How To Raise Roosters Right

[Chicks Galore3]

Quote: aw, thats to bad!!!! How did you raise him?

 

[nothingbutbirds]

I didnt pay much attention to him as i had a mean rooster i was trying to turn nice, the funny thing is that i caught him with a net and he calmed down he was my favorite and lived to 11 yrs.but anyways we got him from tractor supply along with a bunch of other straight runs.usaully
if you have a rooster who is good with other roosters they usaully wont bother you.but the buff orpington hens and roosters where all around fun to have. heavy breeds tend to be near the non agressive side, as well.as mixed breeds.

 

[bbsnooks]

Hello.. I'm glad some one started this thread.. I have 2 roosters that will protect the future free range layers.
I've had them for a month. I am wondering if there are human behaviors that can cause a good rooster to go bad.
I'm curious about feeding routines / eye contact / vocalizations. are there things that humans do that unknowingly bring on the "bad" behavior.


I would like mine to be friendly and have been taking the food to them, in a new place to encourage them to find the areas they can go for food and protection in the future.
Today was the first day that one of them pecked at my sock. it was a different color and i thought this could be the start of behavior i want to stop..

I did put his head to ground.. and will watch for future behavior.

 

[Chicks Galore3]

Hello.. I'm glad some one started this thread.. I have 2 roosters that will protect the future free range layers.
I've had them for a month. I am wondering if there are human behaviors that can cause a good rooster to go bad.
I'm curious about feeding routines / eye contact / vocalizations. are there things that humans do that unknowingly bring on the "bad" behavior.


I would like mine to be friendly and have been taking the food to them, in a new place to encourage them to find the areas they can go for food and protection in the future.
Today was the first day that one of them pecked at my sock. it was a different color and i thought this could be the start of behavior i want to stop..

I did put his head to ground.. and will watch for future behavior.

x2. that is what I want to know.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Hello.. I'm glad some one started this thread.. I have 2 roosters that will protect the future free range layers.
I've had them for a month. I am wondering if there are human behaviors that can cause a good rooster to go bad.
I'm curious about feeding routines / eye contact / vocalizations. are there things that humans do that unknowingly bring on the "bad" behavior.


I would like mine to be friendly and have been taking the food to them, in a new place to encourage them to find the areas they can go for food and protection in the future.
Today was the first day that one of them pecked at my sock. it was a different color and i thought this could be the start of behavior i want to stop..

I did put his head to ground.. and will watch for future behavior.

I would think that anything that causes him to see you as a danger to his flock might cause him to be more aggressive. Things like quick, jerky movements and loud, high pitched noises will make any animal nervous.

 

[nothingbutbirds]

Hello.. I'm glad some one started this thread.. I have 2 roosters that will protect the future free range layers. I've had them for a month. I am wondering if there are human behaviors that can cause a good rooster to go bad. I'm curious about feeding routines / eye contact / vocalizations. are there things that humans do that unknowingly bring on the "bad" behavior. I would like mine to be friendly and have been taking the food to them, in a new place to encourage them to find the areas they can go for food and protection in the future. Today was the first day that one of them pecked at my sock. it was a different color and i thought this could be the start of behavior i want to stop.. I did put his head to ground.. and will watch for future behavior.

thats just an act of curiosity my chickens do that all the time.how old are they?over the age of 1 yr the chicken probably wont get aggressive to you.If he gives you eye contact stare him down,if you walk away they might think they are the one in charge.There is a certain look that you should really pay attention to he will cock his head and may scootvover to you in a sideways fashion and stare up at you without moving.flapping his wings and crowing when he sees you could be a sure sign of dominance towards you.

 

[Colourful]

I really wish I'd had this advice when I was young.

When I was 11 or so, we got Pekin Bantam chicks. I was in charge of feeding them when they got older, and I cuddled them all as much as I could (as often as I could catch them). Out of the lot, only one was a rooster. I called him Yolkie, because he was a creamish tinge of white. To this day, I have small scars on both my ankles from the little B******. Whenever I caught him, I could sit with him on my lap and just talk to him and stroke him, in hopes of making him friendly. I wouldn't let anyone kill him (even though he attacked me every time I entered the run) and it took 4 years for me to finally allow my mum to give him away to someone who did, which I knew at the time was the only option.

My currant roo is just like WalkingOnSunshine suggested they should be like. Will come when called for treats, but he doesn't think for a moment he could take me in a fight. I don't pamper him and he doesn't freak out when I pick up a hen. So I second that way of raising. Train them to come when called, but don't pick up or pamper them like one does a hen. And when a Rooster does go full aggression, sometimes it best just to replace him.

If dominance training doesn't work, you have my honest sympathies for the alternatives.

Good luck!

 

[nothingbutbirds]

I cuddle all my roosters and have not had a problem, though my roosters aren't to happy with other people.or one isnt.Honestly if I didnt have a connection with a mean rooster if it jumped at me I would ring it's neck.I know thats a bit mean but you gotta think of your own safety first.I guess I have friendly and mostly small nreeds but I do have a 8 pounfand a 13 pound ee roosters.I dealt with a mean rooster when I was 6 yrs old which is the one I said I caught with a net.I was tired of him chasing me so tje next time I saw him I ran after him and he ran into a corner and sat there then I caught him with the net and not knowing any better I sat on him.Me and him where the best of friends and he died in my arms after falling of the roost on to a cement block and cracking his spine.He was the best rooster I had ever had even after getting off to a rough start.I will always miss him.But the way I see it is that like with dogs its most likely the humans fault.

 

[sourland]

Being scooped up in a fishing net is a great attitude adjustor for most roosters. Just scoop them up and carry them around in the net - they hate it.

 

[nothingbutbirds]

all my birds run inside when they see the net. The net is a very effective item to have. My chickens also hate the duster I had for the coop.