I kicked my rooster, now he's hurt!

[Evelle]

im sorry that you had to be put in a situation like that.

my advice only because i have little ones and once they start attacking it only gets worse.
is to cull the rooster get on Cragslist and look for a cheep or Free rooster and make sure it says dosial or friendly.
lots of people have plenty of roosters that need homes and you dont want an agressive rooster around its eather a lawsuit or a hospital visit just waiting to happen..
my last rooster HUGE barred rock we called him Pretty Boy he kicked my 8 year old daughter in the face and gave her 5 stiched in her face a half of an inch and he would have got her eye.. thats when i decided i AM NOT going to have a rooster that even attacks 1!!! i waited to long. I dont want the same happen to you. its sad and i loved him but its in my family and friends best intrest.

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

I have to disagree respectfully, they CAN chage their behavior, they just have to learn some R E S P E C T, sometimes it takes some creative mesures, one good roo can turn bad too, better to try to fix what you got, then recycle when all else fails..

 

[speckledhen]

No human aggressive rooster gets to stay here. I have several adult standard roosters of different breeds, all super calm, none bite, flog or rush us. Some folks think you have to put up with that crud, but I completely disagree. The more intelligent roosters are not like that. And temperament is largely heritable so I won't hatch chicks for a human aggressive standard size rooster, either. Life's too short. I want to be able to walk into the pens, handle the hens and handle the rooster if need be without fear of being surprised and knocked off my feet.

I have some bantam D'Anvers who are fiesty and though they are too small to hurt me, it's quite irritating to have them get an attitude with me and have to deal with their antics, comical as they are. I may not even keep them if they irritate me too much, though it is common for that breed of rooster to have the "little big man" syndrome. A standard size rooster, however, can do some real damage.

 

[LegginMF12]

My Bo rooster gets aggressive occasionally. I made it a habit of going into the coop everyday before letting them out and catching him. I would then tuck him under my arm and hold him for 5 to 30 minutes while I collected eggs, fed and petted all of the hens. I would then take him out of the coop put him on the ground and immediately begin to follow him. Now when I go out side he keeps a very respectful distance. I have occasionally punted him like a football, and have actually kicked him once. I try to be mindful and if he needs punting I hook my foot under him and huck him through the air. He attacked you, you defended yourself. I say good for you, maybe next time he will think twice. Don't feel bad!

 

[Evelle]

Achickenwrangler#1 :

I have to disagree respectfully, they CAN chage their behavior, they just have to learn some R E S P E C T, sometimes it takes some creative mesures, one good roo can turn bad too, better to try to fix what you got, then recycle when all else fails..

that does seem to be a good idea.. but sometime everything is not sunshines and roses. not to be rude but in my own experance... we where tring everything we could to get pretty boy to change his agression.. he just got more and more agressive as he got older. id rather be safe than sorry..
yes.. i am aware that good rooster can turn bad for pretty boy was a prime example of that.. i tryed for months and months i read here and tryed everything everyone had said i wasnt quick to quit.. for i loved him. but i couldnt get him to stop attacking everything to protect his hens he was a good rooster as far as his flock concerns and i loved him so so much but when hes kicking people he became a liabillity.
he was big and beautiful and very good at telling his girls when trouble was around.. and i miss him but dont miss his agression.​

 

[Elite Silkies]

There are too many good Roosters to keep one that will attack you. They can hurt you bad. Don't beat yourself up about it. JMO, I would put the Rooster down. He apparently has always been an attacker.

 

[Evelle]

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[shober]

I'm so glad that he is fine!

 

[Mamapoint]

Thanks everyone for all your thoughts and suggestions. Lots of different perspectives to think about. He was calm and didn't attack anyone today when I came home from work and let them out. He only seems to have a problem when we try to work in the run in the evening, and especially when my DH has been in there working. He seems more threatened by him than me, maybe because I am in there more often than he is, I don't know. But we'll keep an eye on him and if he doesn't straighten out, we may have to get rid of him.

 

[chic-a-deee]

Sooo glad he's ok & you feel better. They are beautiful creatures. Good luck with it all. My 3 week old baby bantams
are still peeping in their brooder.....so my experience is much LESS than yours hehehe.