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[Crafty chick]

I know brad. I'm glad I was wearing jeans and he doesn't have spurs yet. I am hoping he will calm down... if they do that as they age. I told my daughter to kick him as hard as she can if he comes at her. She saw me do it, and felt more confident and at ease about it. I wouldn't mind replacing him if I knew of a more docile BO. How long should Igive him before he's dinner? I picked him up and showed his thighs to my husband, he's big enough.

 

[bradselig]

I waited several months with my polish roo. It seemed like we were making progress and then he would resort back to aggression. I'm not sure if they grow out of it or not.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

One video showed a boy tucking the chickens head behind its wing and then gentley rocking it back and forth until it went limp and asleep. I will have to try different ways and see which one my girls fall for.

Mr. Peeps tried to attack me today. I gave him a good kick and stomped after him. He quit, but then later went after my daughter when she was feeding them peas. I grabbed her arm just in time. He jumped at her face, and she was cornered in the doorway. I told her not to trust him anymore, and kick hard if he comes after her. She seemed to get it, we'll have to practice. If he gets worse, I just won't let him out of the run. I wanted chicks from him, so I need him around.

What has worked well with my gander.. I grab his neck& then feet, flip him on his back and fuss him in a "mad voice" LOUDLY. I hold him tight, and do not put him down until he hides his head. He is a biter, and if he wasn't such a good guardian, he would be in the freezer! The last straw was the bruise on my daughters leg. She is 20, so plenty old enough to not be fearful of him. So, everyone has learned the Gander punishment routine and its working. My hubby commented to me the other day that he was a little intimidated by geese until he saw me do that! Big G is a big boy, at least 20 pounds,His head is almost at my waistline, and i am barely 5 foot tall

 

[Crafty chick]

Jchny~ how do you keep from getting bit when you go for his neck?

 

[CluckAcres]

I wish I had some input on the aggressiveness of a roo, but I have yet had any problems with a roo attacking anyone. Even when their is fights Im able to step in between them and not worry about them getting me. If i step in between them they back off and I just talk to them and not yell or scare them. I just use a stern voice showing im not afraid. I dont chase them either, I dont want them to be scared of me. But like i said we have had no problems with a roo being aggressive towards us.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Jchny~ how do you keep from getting bit when you go for his neck?

LOL, usually I am quick enough not to. I don't always avoid it. I did animal control several years when i was younger. I dealt with a lot of nuisance wild life then too. After handling snapping turtles, coyotes and raccoons it doesn't bother me too much. He comes in low, and when he goes to bite my ankle or foot i grab him then. I get control of his head first. I had a few really mean CX (meat birds) that were roos, same with them, they would go at me to peck or do the jump thing to try and get me. I always get their neck, close to the head as possible, then their feet. I have been pecked several times, I get mad at them and then am more worried about stopping them then getting bit. You can hold them firmly, but don't lift them by the the neck, it could harm them. No matter how angry i get, I will never harm an animal unless they are about to be stew. They need to realize that biting or attacking you will only get them humiliation and embarrassment, Big G hides his head because all of the other geese stand there honking and watching! You can tell its very demeaning to him

he is my only gander. The little roosters usually didn't challenge me after the first time. If the bird is too big, pinning them to the ground will also work. (turkeys for example) They just need to get the idea you are alpha to them by confining them until you choose to release them. Just don't let him go until he stops struggling and squawking.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

I wish I had some input on the aggressiveness of a roo, but I have yet had any problems with a roo attacking anyone. Even when their is fights Im able to step in between them and not worry about them getting me. If i step in between them they back off and I just talk to them and not yell or scare them. I just use a stern voice showing im not afraid. I dont chase them either, I dont want them to be scared of me. But like i said we have had no problems with a roo being aggressive towards us.

I didn't chase them right away thinking the same as you I did not want to scare them. But then my husband chased them to pen them up one night and it worked amazingly well for us.

 

[animallover2202]

ok do i need a permint to start my own business i dont wanna start it right now unless i get my own house i want to get alot of farm animals and sell there fur,eggs and meat and what ever else they have to give but do i need a permints and what other permint will i need?

 

[CluckAcres]

I candled 35 eggs last night and 30 were showing veining. Also you remember when i said i had some eggs that got to cold from the outside and a few were slushy when i cracked them open well I put the others in the incubator just curious to see what would happen and all those are showing veining. They say when the temp of the embryo gets below 45 degrees it will die but my eggs had to be under 45 because of them being slushy. Oh I keep my incubator on my night stand right next to my bed now. lol

 

[Crafty chick]

Hey cluckacres, how many days are they right now?