I guess today I was the predator...or maybe it was the rooster??

[CANDLE98]

ha ha you unloaded a whole clip! that is freaking awesome!

 

[304wvcountrygirl]

....good for you honey! No room for a mean ROO! That's why I don't want one

 

[karimw]

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Speaking of taste...sorry for hijacking. I'm new to chickens. Is there an age what is good and not good to eat them?

Sorry about your roo. I got a year old one from a friend, it was rough and the day I found a home for him, the lady was actually on her way to get him, he got me, I beat him with the broom I was holding and after that he has been the sweetest thing.

I think you got lucky! My hubby goes rounds with one of my roos on a regular basis and the roo never learns

. Apollo is very sweet to me though, and since I'm the one who does chores all the time DH hasn't complained too much about it. ( I think he actually enjoys the challenge)

 

[BarefootMom]

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I thought so too!

 

[The Wolf Queen]

The rooster was the predator but I dont think shooting him was necessary. I have a silkie roo that used to always charged me but the problem was fixed cuz everytime he did it I would gently punt him across the coop. A few days later he got over it. I also pull all of my roosters' spurs just in case they get into it. It works pretty well. Ive also heard if you have a flogger you pick them up & carry them around. Ive never tried it though.

 

[BarefootMom]

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With this guy you wouldn't even want to try and pick him up! Do you have kids? A rooster that will walk up to the kids playing in their SANDBOX and flog them is not a good rooster! They weren't hurting him or pestering him. They hardly ever even mess with the chickens. Maybe I am over protective but if any animal or person for that matter hurts my kids and makes them cry- they better watch out. My husband kicked him yesterday, I even hit him with a board this morning...what were we suppossed to do? Just go inside and let him win? I didn't feel safe with the kids and him both in the yard. I don't know anything about cutting spurs off and personally I would want to try it because I would end up getting hurt bad.

Pics of what he did to my two year old (and you say shooting him wasn't the answer---I'd like to know what you would have done)
Inside of her elbow

Above her knee

On her other leg

On her belly

on her other arm

 

[chkn]

Never had any luck with Barred Rock roosters. Mean as hell.

 

[bobbi-j]

You did EXACTLY the right thing. There's nothing more important than your kids' health and well-being. They don't need to grow up terrified of chickens because of one ornery rooster, and they should be able to go outside and play in the sandbox without having to be on the lookout for said rooster. And that's a minor thing when you think about the serious injuries he could have incurred.

 

[MysticScorpio82]

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Nooo the best thing for a flogger is a crockpot; esspecially one that goes after Toddlers.

 

[Love my Critters!]

I think you did the right thing. We used to have a blue silkie roo, named Old Blue, that was not aggressive to anyone but my daughter (5 years old at the time). I guess he got his bluff in early on her because he would chase her while she would run screaming. Never once did he "attack" her or try to hurt her in any way. That was why he was able to live as long as he did. Well one night my daughter asked me what was for dinner and I told her "something with chicken". Her face lit up and she said "Oh, can we eat Old Blue?"

My husband I couldn't stop laughing. She was a little disappointed when I said "No".