I have a huge problem with aggressive rooster. How can I save his poor little personality?

[roglovsky]

Do you have any advice what to do? Rooster has 3 seconds of memory I think. But anyway can you give me advice and help me safe his fancy little ***.

I did this video to show you how aggressive it is.

 

[MrsBrooke]

Some roosters are just more aggressive than others, especially in breeds known for being more assertive or "mean." Please keep in mind that aggressive traits can be passed to offspring, if you plan to use him for breeding.

Unfortunately, there's no way to "tame" a rooster that I know of. Any mean roosters on our property get a one-way trip to freezer camp.

MrsB

 

[junebuggena]

Wow. That is pretty bad. He won't back down at all. I'm sorry to say that he is probably not a keeper.

 

[Blooie]

Sorry, but with this video all I see is a rooster trying to defend himself against an aggressive boot. Are you saying that he also goes after you when you go out to do chores? There's a difference between an aggressive roo and a defensive one - although admittedly it's a fine line. What we may see as aggression is, to him, defending himself, his flock, and his territory.

If, indeed, he aggressively goes after you or others for no apparent reason, then there are ways to try to curb that, but it takes a lot of time, dedication, and a hard heart on your part. If that's what you want to do, then you can type "aggressive rooster" in your search box (without the quotation marks) and see what others have done. But if he was mine, he'd be no part of any breeding program and he'd be holding down a spot in the freezer.

 

[pastryman]

I agree. You should not keep a rooster like that. And breeding is no no.

But if you really want to try. Pick him up and walk around with him an hour every day for a week. Its the best strategy, But it will not help on his genes.

 

[roglovsky]

I am patient farmer and I really don't wanna to kill this beautiful animal. He is constantly getting closer and closer and when I turn my back he hits me really hard and that's why I wear boots.

 

[Blooie]

That's kinda what I thought from your post, but the video had me scratching my head!

Patient farmer or not, sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and do what has to be done for the safety of yourself and others. But it's certainly your call....you are there dealing with him and I"m sitting in my kitchen at the computer, which makes a huge difference in options. Don't those pesky options always depend so much on that one little factor?

 

[jophus]

I know that when an aggressive rooster I want to keep, I try to limit any action on my part that will induce that type of behavior on his. It only perpetuates the cycle. He is aggressive because it is in his nature to defend his territory. If you don't seem like a threat, there is no need for him to be aggressive towards you.

Sometimes this works, and sometimes it doesn't. I have an "understanding" with some of my roos. I move slowly, cautiously, and they don't come after me. Even some that were like buzz saws as cockerels have tamed enough as cocks to be good breeders.

Of course, I cull any that i can't get to tame. I'm not going to fight a bird that I'm trying to care for, so long as I have a calmer bird to take his place in the breeding pen.

 

[Shellz]

Some of the most aggressive roosters/cockerels I've had, have been the prettiest. I managed to re-train my first one, a RIR. Unfortunately, I bred him & his 2 sons were total a**holes!

I no longer have the patience to put up with pretty jerks, so now I raise breeds known for being docile.

 

[Akrnaf2]

The male aggressiveness in the animal kingdom( especially in vertebrates ) is derived from the level of testosterone in blood of the individual. Testosterone is the most important androgen in the male. It is responsible on the spermatogenesis ( sperm making ) in the male and it is also responsible on the secondary sex characteristics in the male ( in rooster it is the plumage, comb, wattles,and so on). So as more as the rooster is aggressive it is more fertile and more beautiful!
If I was in your place I should consider to use it in a breeding program if
I was interested in his genetics fetchers! But if I had little children that it could harm them, it would find himself in the oven in a blink of an aye!