I hate my rooster!

[WalkingHorse]

From my experience, getting rid of my cantankerous roo was the best thing I ever did for my flock. My sweet girls are much more calm and happy. As has been stated, one of my hens (that never really took much gruff from evil roo) stepped up as the head honcho and is doing a fine job. The girls aren't constantly having to run away (splitting off from the flock) from him which I think keeps them safer as well. They've also gone back to laying in their nest boxes. When he was around he would stalk them, going in and out of the coop whilst they were laying and pounce as soon as they were done. They took to sneaking off and laying in odd places to avoid being harassed. When he started attacking me...game over for Mr. Roo. I got in to chickens for the fun and eggs...not to play defense. Do what you think is best for you and your flock.

 

[Southernbell]

I have a rooster, and he is sometimes the same way, but if you really want to go in with your girls, why dont you either make a seperate pen for rooster, or let him out completely? I gauranty he wont leave your yard! he will more than likely just stay right there and roost on top of the pen or in a nearby tree or fence etc., but in my opinion, you dont have to kill him to solve this prob, besides, one day you'll have a use for him, you may want more babies one day and dont want to have to wait untill spring for the nearest feed store to start selling the cuties again! it only takes a little less than a month to hatch "em! and if you dont want a roo when you hatch your own and find out you hatched some males or some with an attitude, im sure you could find someone that wants them! well, best of luck! I hope everything works out!

 

[Hinotori]

I had two silkies that turned out to be cockerels. One was a huge jerk to us and was mean to the girls. Eating him was the best decision. Don't want to propagate those bad genes by letting them breed or foist them off on the unsuspecting.

The other silkie has been a good boy with protecting the girls and chicks and finding food. He doesn't want touched but resigns himself to it and let's me pick him up. He just isn't enough for all of the girls, though, and two crossbreed sons of his will be helping in a few months.

 

[rebel-rousing-at-night]

It's worth it to get rid of him and not have the stress.

I've had 2 bad roos and it was stressful because I had to keep an eye on them and block their attacks. I have a good roo now and it's worth getting rid of the bad ones.

 

[Mitch in Ohio]

I have had very few mean roosters in the past 8 years of raising chickens. the meanest was a little cochin who thought he was 10 foot tall and bullet proof. some say that rr are bad but i haven't had one that did not do his job protecting his girls and know that i was the alpha. but my best rooster was a bjg. he stood up against 2 stray dogs and won the fight. i live on a 6 acre farmette and raise turkeys, for fun and food and they are good watchdogs as well.

 

[Ole rooster]

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Reading this I was wondering is it possible the attitude of roosters could be breed specific? Mine is a Wyandotte also and he came from a flock with 2 RIRs means as to wolves on the hunt. He had a bobed tail when I got him cause of them. Hence his name, Bob. But they have come back in.

 

[debid]

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Reading this I was wondering is it possible the attitude of roosters could be breed specific? Mine is a Wyandotte also and he came from a flock with 2 RIRs means as to wolves on the hunt. He had a bobed tail when I got him cause of them. Hence his name, Bob. But they have come back in.

If you ask which breed is friendliest/meanest, you'll find examples fall on both sides for every breed. I do think, however, that you can breed for temperament by culling the mean ones so finding someone who is doing exactly that gives the best odds of getting a friendly roo. I bought my chicks from small supplier with kids who won't keep a mean roo no matter how nice looking.

 

[Happy Chooks]

It's not worth having to watch your back, they will sneak up on you and attack you from behind when you aren't expecting it. Mean roosters aren't worth keeping. There are too many wonderful roosters out there worth having.

 

[effie]

I am having the same problem--my BO roo is 10 months old. he and I went around outside the coop the other day -he jumped at me about ten times-I fended him off with the broom. My husband was laughing the whole time. He has jumped at me a few times since. I was coming back from the coop the other day and had no idea he was around till I heard something coming across the little metal bridge behind me and turned around and I mean he was barreling after me--I just turned around and walked toward him and he stopped. He is absolutely beautiful--we call him cogburn and my DH loves him --BUT < I hate having to walk backwards all the time_LOL> I just had some babies hatch out and there are two little boy BO's that I was gonna butcher in a few weeks -now i may keep them to see who is nice and get rid of cogburn. He has beaten my head hen down so bad that she stays away from the flock and I feel so bad for her-she is the only one I can pick up and love and she is so mentally beaten down she hasn't layed in two ir three weeks. He chases at her if she gets close and he leaves my poor girls head bloody sometimes when he mates. I have 16 hens-it's not like he doesn't get enough scrumping!!!!! It will upset my husband if he goes in the pot -he is a regal rooster-but hey, I am done being afraid of him. I am gonna try some of the things posted here before he meets his demise. Good Luck!!!!

 

[ray2310]

We hated our first rooster too. However, in the end we loved him as soup.

We now have 3 wonderful roosters. They dont fight with us or each other.