Hudson Valley NY *chat thread*

[charlie14]

He sounds like dinner to me!

 

[LSzajko]

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Indeed ! ! !

 

[carousel86]

I know what you mean mine scares me too! I always keep an eye on him at all times then I'm out there.

 

[JerseyHen]

Later on this afternoon, as I was bringing them some breakfast leftovers, Mr. Blue charged at me again. I stamped my foot and he backed off but I'm pretty sure it's because he saw the scrambled eggs and strawberry tops and figured he'd better be nice. I'll try the cracked corn diversion tomorrow. He scares me!

Don't take your eyes off him for a second. I am not kidding when I say they can do some serious damage to a person. The flogging bit (wing beating) is more scary and disorienting than painful, but those spurs, claws, and beak can really slice you open (again, speaking from experience). I wish I could say that submission training would work or the "teach them something nice happens when people are around" model would work, but nearly 20 nasty roosters later, I have not been able to rehab any of them and that includes the ones we hand raised in an attempt to make "nice roosters". The nice roosters, and we have had many of them too, just happened to be that way and we spoil them rotten.

 

[chickengirl1193]

I have a 8 1 month old chicks in my brooder and one of them attacks my hand every time I go to change water or feed or whatever. Is that an early sign of an aggressive rooster? I think hes a roo at least. Im onlygoing to keep the nicest roo and the rest will be dinner.

 

[LSzajko]

Don't take your eyes off him for a second. I am not kidding when I say they can do some serious damage to a person. The flogging bit (wing beating) is more scary and disorienting than painful, but those spurs, claws, and beak can really slice you open (again, speaking from experience). I wish I could say that submission training would work or the "teach them something nice happens when people are around" model would work, but nearly 20 nasty roosters later, I have not been able to rehab any of them and that includes the ones we hand raised in an attempt to make "nice roosters". The nice roosters, and we have had many of them too, just happened to be that way and we spoil them rotten.

He flaps his wings all the time. Is that flogging? I hate feeling so clueless

 

[LSzajko]

I have a 8 1 month old chicks in my brooder and one of them attacks my hand every time I go to change water or feed or whatever. Is that an early sign of an aggressive rooster? I think hes a roo at least. Im onlygoing to keep the nicest roo and the rest will be dinner.

Uh oh...if he's nasty already, that may be a sign he's going to freezer camp!I didn't handle my rooster much when he was that young so I'm not surprised he's unfriendly although this major aggression only started a few weeks ago. He and his flock mate, Mrs. Black, a black Orpington, kept to themselves a lot when they were younger. The other girls were a little mean to them...nothing major...they mainly chased the Orps away whenever they went near them and wouldn't let them roost at night. My DH renovated the goat pen into a second coop where they now live with 3 Buff Orpingtons and 2 EEs. They don't bicker when they're all out foraging but you can definitely tell they're 2 separate flocks

 

[JerseyHen]

He flaps his wings all the time. Is that flogging? I hate feeling so clueless

I understand it to mean when they jump up with their feet and beat you with their wings (that wing beating more fits the traditional definition of flogging "beat with a whip or stick"). I had one that does it primarily with his wings, no spurs, so just really dramatic. Sometimes they come at you with all of it though. I suppose it is all considered "flogging" in chickendom. I have never really read a specific definition of it as it relates to a rooster. Youtube flogging rooster or rooster attack and you will see a lot of examples.

 

[chickengirl1193]

Uh oh...if he's nasty already, that may be a sign he's going to freezer camp!I didn't handle my rooster much when he was that young so I'm not surprised he's unfriendly although this major aggression only started a few weeks ago. He and his flock mate, Mrs. Black, a black Orpington, kept to themselves a lot when they were younger. The other girls were a little mean to them...nothing major...they mainly chased the Orps away whenever they went near them and wouldn't let them roost at night. My DH renovated the goat pen into a second coop where they now live with 3 Buff Orpingtons and 2 EEs. They don't bicker when they're all out foraging but you can definitely tell they're 2 separate flocks

I don't have the room for two flocks so I'll have some nice roosters in the freezer lol

 

[LSzajko]

I understand it to mean when they jump up with their feet and beat you with their wings (that wing beating more fits the traditional definition of flogging "beat with a whip or stick"). I had one that does it primarily with his wings, no spurs, so just really dramatic. Sometimes they come at you with all of it though. I suppose it is all considered "flogging" in chickendom. I have never really read a specific definition of it as it relates to a rooster. Youtube flogging rooster or rooster attack and you will see a lot of examples.

Thanks JerseyHen!