I need help with a rooster ASAP!!

[chickie farmer]

I agree with Wisher, When I was attacked (3 times), I asked a friend of mine what he did with his rooster. He told me the next time he gets close to you, bend over and hold him right on the ground and hold his head down for a minute. Then tap him on the head. this is what roosters do when fighting. so I did. Well, this rooster quickly became friendly and never attacked me again. He did come close to me and put his wings out, so I just stood there and he went away. That was it. You may try this and if he attacks you again then just repeat it even if you have to take him off your leg. Just hold him down. This shows him you won the fight.You will show him that you have authority over all of them. I just be careful not to make the chickens squawk. Since summer, he hasn't tried anything, I even stepped on some hens toes and he just stands there. I also take bread crumbs or other treats with me and throw them on the floor. now he lets me pet him while he is on the roost. It may not work for you but it did for me and my friend. He sees you as some one new who may attack his hens. This is what roosters do. good luck.

 

[katyoh7]

Well Backyard Chicken People, I so appreciate this site. I've learned a tremendous amount from all of you but particularly from my flock. My "unruly roo" ( 1 of 6 that I raised from a 1 day old peep) has taught me immensely. I'm going to try to make this as succinct as possible. I'm the one who got attacked twice in 2 days and was feeling so guilty over my"violent" reaction to the roo, although he thoroughly deserved what I doled out he is very luck to be alive. In the meantime, my 5 other roosters have schooled me and "Russell Crow" (his name). He has been exiled from the flock and the coop by the other roos. He stays at least 100 feet away from the flock. The other roos TOTALLY respect me. It's incredible about the respect and deference that show to me and the hens and how much they have totally rejected Russell Crow. This is the incredible portion of MY education. The remainder of the roos have an Alpha Roo but he defers to me. My girls come to me every day and jump up on my lap for their petting from me. They all get lots of love and affection. They follow me, my German Shepherds, and my horse around my acreage. (3 acres). The respect the other roos show to me is absolutely incredible and they are also affectionate (not like the girls though). I'm so impressed by this behavior and procedure. I believe Russell Crow has learned his lesson, however, I don't trust him. I go out to the pasture (where they reside) and Russell seems to want to come close to me but stays about 3 feet away. The other roos do NOT want him around. The appear to be very protective of me which I find quite remarkable. He slept outside by himself until last night, when surprisingly he was on one of the roosts inside the coop. However, he does not interact with the flock nor any hens whatsoever. They obviously do not trust him, only at dark. I feel very fortunate to have learned this lesson and am learning more every day about chickens and flock behavior. I thought I knew a bit about chickens, but this is very incredible and extremely rewarding to me. I'm very fortunate to have experienced this and appreciate it and all of you, your support and input. I certainly don't trust Russell Crow as he is an animal (I have grandchildren) I'm not that naïve, but I'm truly grateful that I have benefitted by this with no major (or really minor) injuries to me or my flock. Again, thank you all!

KatyOh

 

[Triple Willow]

OMG   I am going thru the same thing.  It happened 2 days ago (I have 13 hens 6 roos) 1 roo went at me for at least 5 minutes.  I was kicking and fighting back.  he finally left me alone but I was scratched and bruised.  Today I came home and he came at me again, he hurt me badly, I fought back and this is bad but I grabbed him by his neck and whirled him over my head a few times and flung him into a big tree.  he was hurt, the other roos went after him, but he got up and ran.  I was very upset.  I went back several times to check on the situation.  he stayed away from me.  later, at dusk, I went out and he was down.  another rooster was pecking him and he was bloody.  I pick him up and took him inside my house.  I was absolutely sick over this.  I cleaned him up and gave him vitamin water and food.  he finally came around, but when he did he wanted to fight.  I took him back outside and put him in the less populated coop (only one rooster and 3 hens)  I'm hoping he comes to his senses but I don't know about him.  is it something I'm doing or is this guy crazy!???  I'm just sick over this.  thanks for letting me vent..

I would have took that sucker in the house, picked the tree bark out of his hiney and introduced him to the crock pot! hahahahaha I'm sorry but you have got me rolling. LOL That's probably because I have one of those "problem child" roos too. One of these days I'm gonna bring him in the house and it won't be for milk and cookies! hahaha Shoot, don't feel bad- they don't feel bad!

 

[Triple Willow]

Yes it was dark... Today I managed to get a hold of a family member willing to help, I went in first umbrella in hand and he came at me I opened it up and he tore the thing to shreds I ran out and my family member once he got his composure, he found a snow shovel by the coop he used it to keep the chickens from escaping I cowered behinds him and as soon as the rooster seen the shovel he high tailed it to the far corner of the coop he wanted nothing to do with it..., so I am thinking that maybe he's had bad experiences with that shovel?!? So far so good ...

Sooo funny! hahaha You do know you could have won the "America's Funniest Home Videos" jackpot with the umbrella shreading...? LOL My protection/weapon is usually a rake. Sounds like the old roo has met that snow shovel before. hehe I agree with the above poster, I'd put him in a dog crate until the owners got home. Otherwise he might not make it that long. lol

 

[hungnguyen]

Come over here , I will teach you some Shaolin Kungfu so you can fly, kick and run when needed. Also, we can watch and learn from the movie "Enter the Dragon ... not the Chicken"

Seriously, there are 2 ways to handle a manfighter chicken. One is holding him in the arm and gently rub the chest, back... after a dozen time, the bird will get used to and calm down.. but this will take about 1-2 weeks. A quicker way is.. catch his legs and hold the legs, his head down.. then he cannot attack any more.

Some birds become manfighter due to inbred, some changes to thic condition when he was touched during moulting (causing pain), some roosters become manfighter to defend his yard and his ladies.

Good luck,
Bruce Lee

 

[katyoh7]

Hi Everyone!

First of all thank you all for all of your input. This site is awesome. I have an update on my Devil Roo...

He has really become very docile. I still don't trust him, but since he has been exiled from the flock he has become my new BFF, well, one of them. When I go out to the pasture he is always by himself because he was such an *** to everyone and in particular me! It seems the rest of the flock including the other 5 roos totally stood by me and he may have learned his lesson. I'm really grateful I didn't kill him, as I can tell you if he would have done that to one of my grandchildren I would have turned into Ozzie Osbourne and bitten his head off, literally.

He comes and hangs with me by himself and we are fine, as I said, I still don't trust him, but I think he maybe got a rush of testosterone those 2 days. But I love roosters, they are very valuable to me and my hens, and I love and respect them. So, again, thanks to all of you who supported me during that trying time. I learned a great deal. Thank you!

Katy

 

[Triple Willow]

Update on my "problem child roo"... He had got REALLY REALLY nasty! Couldn't go out without fighting him off. Finally after several stand-offs and him losing some blood he started to leave me alone but I still didn't trust him. But... I decided to put him in my rooster pen because my hens were looking a little ragged with broken feathers. Well they whipped the snot out of him a time or two or three and he has a new attitude. When I go in there he doesn't even look at me now. LOL

 

[gander007]

Update on my "problem child roo"... He had got REALLY REALLY nasty! Couldn't go out without fighting him off. Finally after several stand-offs and him losing some blood he started to leave me alone but I still didn't trust him. But... I decided to put him in my rooster pen because my hens were looking a little ragged with broken feathers. Well they whipped the snot out of him a time or two or three and he has a new attitude. When I go in there he doesn't even look at me now. LOL

I have had that problem a time or two over the years but normally I wind up sending them off to freezer camp and really enjoy them at some point but right now I have a just turned 14 week old roo who started to crow over a week ago and for about 4 days now has been trying to do his duty as a rooster but the older hens tend to whip on him and yesterday the MH Rooster pounded him good till he ran under some stage brush for safety so I think this early developer will be ether taken out of the yard flock and into a breeding coop of his own or be invited in for dinner this will depend more on his attitude with the grandkids .............




He is the one on the right but this photo was taken at 12 weeks
I will need to take more photo's and update ........ His colors
have really been changing over the last several weeks ......






gander007

 

[Triple Willow]

@Gander... Pretty birds! He's showing those teenage hormones, huh? lol I had decided that I was going to kill this roo but I don't have another Aussie roo. I may use him a while longer to get pullets and eat his roo offspring that might act like him.

 

[gander007]

@Gander... Pretty birds! He's showing those teenage hormones, huh? lol I had decided that I was going to kill this roo but I don't have another Aussie roo. I may use him a while longer to get pullets and eat his roo offspring that might act like him.

If you don't have another Roo to replace him with then you might want to build him a
hold, breeding or what ever coop to keep him in that is if you are trying to collect fertile
egg's for the incubator ........ It is so funny one month some years back I had over
30 Roosters in the yard then off to freezer camp and a couple of months later a mass
amount of noise and a Bob Cat had gotten in the coop and got my last two Roosters
of my EE chickens it was hard to replace the roo .........