I'm having a really bad day with my flock today

[slurrywidow]

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I am so sorry you had such a rough day. I hope tomorrow is much better for you. I also want to tell you I think you are doing the correct thing for the safety of your children by rehoming your roo. I had a similar situation a couple of months ago and it didn't matter that my roo was learning to respect me, he DID NOT like my DD. I've read that the way children move and sound can be very irritating to roos. Most certainly the case here. He went after her ONCE and that earned him a one way ticket out of here. In the two weeks it took for me to find him another home, I had him in a large run by himself and if my DD even came near the run he would lunge at her, grab the run wire and just hang by his beak! Crazy behavior. Do what's best for your children and don't feel bad about it for one minute.

 

[Ole rooster]

Maybe I shouldn't say this but if my rooster ever did anything like that to my wife, no rehoming here. He would go in the same hole I have for the possums and coons. Never would I put him off on anybody else.

 

[keesmom]

Don't feel bad if your roo does go to someone for dinner. Nasty roosters BELONG in a pot. Any rooster here that attacks me like that, it will be the last thing he ever does.

Until you can find someplace for him you may want to consider keeping him locked up in a dog crate or some other confined space to be sure he can't take a shot at anyone.

 

[violetsky]

I've seen some ads in cl looking for a nasty roo to guard their flock. The roo I kept this
year doesnt crow and is a complete wimp, my hen has to check out anything new and strange.

 

[LiLRedCV]

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Unfortunately, many advertising looking for a mean 'n' nasty roo are probably actually intending to do illegal cock fights with them.

goldfinches: I'm really sorry you're having such a hard time with the roo and loss of another. For pasty butt, try cleaning them up the best you can (damp, warm wash cloth or paper towels or even soaking the little tushes in warm water to loosen it up - don't pull on the poop tho'!!) and then adding apple cider vinegar (ACV) to the water. Helps considerably! All of my Iowa Blues had pasty butt when I got them home. Managed to save them all... The two times I forgot to add the ACV to their water (while they were still under the heat) the pasty butt returned. They're all doing fine now and laying.

 

[goldfinches]

Thank you for not making me feel like a bad chicken owner.

I have had chicks with pasty butt before, but have always been able to fix it within a couple of days. I was unaware of the ACV, I'll have to remember that. I am giving them the flock starter stuff, it seems to perk them up a lot.

I listed Brady on craigslist, but made it clear that he needs to go to a home where the owners know how to handle him, probably with no children. I'm not sure I'm going to get any takers. If not, my in-laws will be here next week and they are well practiced at processing chickens.

 

[PattyO]

Can you despur a rooster?

 

[so lucky]

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Remember to get the organic, unfiltered apple cider vinegar. It's important. When it is heated in pasturization, the good bacteria is killed off. A tablespoon per gallon of water makes a good dilution. If you have a natural/health food store around you, they may carry Bragg's vinegar. It seems to be the most widely known, and works well. Many folks use it in the water for their chickens at any age, to aid in digestion and give them proper bacteria in their gut. I found that, for little chicks, it keeps their poop from being quite as smelly. I agree that getting rid of the roo is the right thing to do, btw.