I killed my rooster...I feel awful

[ashley6388]

I'm sorry you had to do what you did, but you did the right thing. I'd have done the same. I recommend bantam cochins. The roos I've seen from that breed have mostly been all gentle.

 

[RoosterDon]

You did the right thing. I had a rooster go after one of my hens that was recooperating from a wound suffered from a predator. He was not nice anyway in general, and like yours was rough on the ladies. I immediately grabbed him, and he became dinner. I heard later not to do this in front of the flock, but they seemed a lot happier after.

We have a barred rock rooster that is wonderful. we hatched another one and he is wonderful, although a cross breed now. But he replaced our then second one who was super sweet then turned mean.

Our first rooster stared out sweet then turned mean and we found him a new home.

I really think it is hit and miss with any breed, but I am not a breed expert. We just hit and miss till we get one that gets along with everyone. It is not easy.

Tomorrow we are adding a new young rooster which will make three, he needed a new home, so it will be interesting to see how he does. But I am not going to kill and eat a rooster again. I found a guy nearby who loves roosters and has a lot of hens, which was really lucky to find this guy. I always worried about who was taking my roosters then just eating them. Not a lot of meat on roos. And a lot of work cleaning them.

I feel your sorrow, but you did the right thing. Your ladies will be happier now. Time to start with a new roos.

 

[MidWeston]

I'm feeling some regret with offing mine. Attacks anyone near(especially when the younger family comes to visit), tries to mate with the chickens to the point of making a large bald spot in their backs with no fertilized eggs to show for it(it's been way over a year) and most of all couldn't bother to protect of the hens when one got nabbed by a coyote late in noon.

 

[Gaettberry]

I had to take care of a mascoby duck about 15 years ago and still, every once in awhile feel guilty about it. He was very sweet while young and one of our childrens pets. But grown, he attacked everyone who came onto or near our property. I swear his claws were 4 inches long! He'd trap the kids up in the tree house. Attacked the neighbor who was working on his car. Chased me back and forth across the front of our property when I went to get the newspaper, me trying desperately to pick up enough speed to get into the front door on my next pass. (Still laugh at that now). One morning while I was leaving for work, he came after me all covered in mud with a very angry look on his face. I had had enough! I smacked him with the door of the mini van and jumped inside. He stood there in front of the van like he thought he was invincible. I swear giving me the evil smile of a devil duck. I had to make a choice. I ran over his butt. Backed up and did it again. I was young and didn't know how cruel that sounds today. But it had to be done. He didn't suffer, so please don't report me for animal cruelty.

I’m reporting you

 

[123RedBeard]

I’m reporting you

I think the statue of limitations has expired long ago ... That was posted 16 years ago, about something that they did 15 years before that!

 

[McChooky]

Donate mean birds to a needy family for soup.No guilty conscience.

 

[McChooky]

I'm feeling some regret with offing mine. Attacks anyone near(especially when the younger family comes to visit), tries to mate with the chickens to the point of making a large bald spot in their backs with no fertilized eggs to show for it(it's been way over a year) and most of all couldn't bother to protect of the hens when one got nabbed by a coyote late in noon.

The males job is to preserve the flock by fertilizing the eggs and sounding alerts. Getting all the hens to run is a task in itself. Many won't even listen to the rooster and will wander off to themselves ignoring alerts .If you only lost one to the coyote you was lucky.You have no reason to feel any regret for offing a mean infertile male.I know this is an old post but it still applies to anyone that needs to cull a mean bird