I hit my rooster in the head what do I do

[centrarchid]

I keep some as pets. Those even come into skate on hardware floor and attack my wife's fancy mirror and stainless steel trashcan. I have even had a hen incubate a clutch in a bedroom that she accessed from outside by coming in a bedroom window. We not all pet or all utility when it comes to chickens.


My grandfather according legend even kept a really beat up battlecock as a front porch pet like many people treat hound dogs during off-season.

 

[coffeychicks]

I agree many people keep chickens as pets. I have some but I also have children. As I would not keep a dangerous dog I won't keep an aggressive rooster while their attacks don't really hurt me they would my 5 year old or my nephew when is a dwarf and stands at almost 3 foot hi at the age of 7. I apologize if I offended anyone I just have a different outlook.

As we say at my home everyone cluck cluck and be happy lol

 

[casportpony]

I agree many people keep chickens as pets. I have some but I also have children. As I would not keep a dangerous dog I won't keep an aggressive rooster while their attacks don't really hurt me they would my 5 year old or my nephew when is a dwarf and stands at almost 3 foot hi at the age of 7. I apologize if I offended anyone I just have a different outlook.

As we say at my home everyone cluck cluck and be happy lol

You didn't offend me.

-Kathy

 

[Sonya9]

I agree many people keep chickens as pets. I have some but I also have children. As I would not keep a dangerous dog I won't keep an aggressive rooster while their attacks don't really hurt me they would my 5 year old or my nephew when is a dwarf and stands at almost 3 foot hi at the age of 7. I apologize if I offended anyone I just have a different outlook.

As we say at my home everyone cluck cluck and be happy lol

Choosing NOT to keep aggressive roosters is one thing, but that means re-home or find another "humane" solution.

Just because some folks (not you but others) proudly say THEY are more important than animals (chicken, dog, cat etc...) that does not mean it is okay to get increasingly violent towards animals simply because we can't handle them. Deciding what to do to resolve a situation is one thing but battering animals in our care is another thing entirely and should not be encouraged by anyone (I am not saying you encouraged it but some others seem to think "anything goes" because they are "just chickens" and humans are more important).

 

[coffeychicks]

Choosing NOT to keep aggressive roosters is one thing, but that means re-home or find another "humane" solution.

Just because some folks (not you but others) proudly say THEY are more important than animals (chicken, dog, cat etc...) that does not mean it is okay to get increasingly violent towards animals simply because we can't handle them. Deciding what to do to resolve a situation is one thing but battering animals in our care is another thing entirely and should not be encouraged by anyone (I am not saying you encouraged it but some others seem to think "anything goes" because they are "just chickens" and humans are more important).

That I agree with. I am just not the type going to change a roosters mind. I have tried. No luck. However I also don't abuse my animals. They are very spoiled from my dogs geese chickens rabbits

 

[seminolewind]

The rooster bit your sister, attacks you and still attacks you, and want's to kill your hens. This behavior cannot be tolerated at all. How would you feel if you kept him and he killed a hen or seriously hurt someone? It's sometimes a hard decision to make to give away or process a bad rooster even if you like him. But you have to think of others' safety and that is more important than keeping a rooster because you like him.

 

[seminolewind]

I agree many people keep chickens as pets. I have some but I also have children. As I would not keep a dangerous dog I won't keep an aggressive rooster while their attacks don't really hurt me they would my 5 year old or my nephew when is a dwarf and stands at almost 3 foot hi at the age of 7. I apologize if I offended anyone I just have a different outlook.

As we say at my home everyone cluck cluck and be happy lol

Didn't offend me. I draw the line at children and my hens.

 

[boyswillbeboys]

I do things like get the hens to squat for me , bring treats, and leave him alone. My rooster is not the most docile, he thinks he can dominate the kids, but they are gaining confidence towards him, and he's backing down instead. I'm teaching the kids to know when he is feeling aggressive or threatened and to stay out of the run/coop when he shows this body language. I don't stop him from flying the fence, and free ranging with the girls but I've only seen him do it 2-3 times, I think he sees this area as the kids territory and the run as his territory. He's a real gentleman to the hens, and always calls them over if he finds a treat in the run, allowing them the lions share.

 

[centrarchid]

The rooster bit your sister, attacks you and still attacks you, and want's to kill your hens.  This behavior cannot be tolerated at all.  How would you feel if you kept him and he killed a hen or seriously hurt someone?  It's sometimes a hard decision to make to give away or process a bad rooster even if you like him.  But you have to think of others' safety and that is more important than keeping a rooster because you like him.

I find the statement that rooster wants to kill hens less than plausible. Taken in that light it appears OP may need more sound understanding of behaviors produced and decisions OP made thus far are rash.

 

[Michael Apple]

Over the years I can remember one instance out of so many, where a rooster was actually trying to kill a hen. This particular cockerel would mount and continually peck at the head of the hen as if trying to penetrate the skull. This was not immature happenstance, but extreme aggression. The cockerel was culled and an acceptable one took his place.

Most of the instances of "aggression" I see expressed in these forums is common behavior. It is only the amateur flock raiser that sees the behavior as extreme. They have this idea that chickens are all docile, fuzzy creatures, when they are a survival species with instincts nature gave them, and we know nature can seem quite cruel. Roosters are protective of their flocks and territory. Nature made them tough for a reason. Their instincts should be understood and accepted. Most animals become comfortable with familiarity, so treading gently around more nervous breeds like Leghorns is helpful. Filing spurs to rounded ends should be common practice as to avoid injury to hens in addition to humans. Wear boots and jeans, not sandals and shorts when tending to the flock.

Being able to subdue a rooster without injuring it should be a good practice too, as we should all be handling our birds regularly to check for mites/lice, and overall health. I have seen many instances of housing roosters together, not enough ratio of hens to a rooster, and other common errors people make. Some will argue points simply because they cannot bear being wrong in any instance, but preventing problems reduces stress and promotes health among the flock. It makes raising them more pleasurable too.