Is it normal... Rooster Behaviors & Questions

[Conan]

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Mine are all under a year old so they might change as they mature huh?

I'd definitely be ready for them to get nasty
I've known some downright monstrous roosters. Couple as a kid that attacked us kids and my mom all the time. He went into the soup pot.
My parents had a barred rock roo that I would honestly compare to the Terminator. He would keep coming even after you'd knock the snot outta him. My mom was terrified of him and she is no pansy.
I have hatched out several bantam cochin roosters and hand raised them. Three out of the first four were just awful. The fourth is a total sweetheart and great with his girls. He is my current and only rooster.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

I wish I could help! I've only ever had one that showed aggression, and I'd never seen it before and it didn't happen again, and it was to my nephew. I think it was his small stature and careful way of walking up on the chickens. Poor kid, scared the bejesus out of him. But didn't hurt him a bit. He was a quick little banty. The five I have now haven't given a bit of a problem. Three are two years old and two are five.

 

[peckpeckpeck]

I am not sure of his age. He seemed to be the same size, etc. when he was thrown over the fence to us - that was in June of 2017. Rudy has never shown aggression towards either of us. We are still very much novices when it comes to chicken behaviors, so everything is a guess, but he did seem a little aggressive to the two pullets when they first flew over the fence to join our tiny 'flock' of Rudy and Tootie. BUT, when they became laying age, they have become best buds. (The pullets are Tina & Rosie) Tina is like his little shadow - she laid her first egg this week. So, no he has never been aggressive, but those spurs seem to get bigger and bigger!

He is still limping around. Today was the 2nd day that our 3 babies (11 weeks tomorrow) were allowed to be with the others, unsupervised, all day. We had 20 to 30mph winds all day. The babies spent a lot of the day in the coop/run of the older birds - none of them seemed to care! I may try to catch him again tomorrow, but it really seems to stress him out as much as it does us!

Go get him at night like someone suggested.

Take a large towel with you. As soon as you open the coop, quickly and gently wrap the towel over his head & around his wings, & pull him out.
You don't want to smother him, just get a hold of him, so make sure he can still breathe.
You can practice on a hen if that will help you get practice & feel sure of yourself.

I had to do this on a hen who was very flighty & surprisingly strong & feisty when she had some foot stuff I had to look at.

At night, even if they open their eyes, they can't see very well & are sleepy. In fact once she got over the surprise, mine fell back asleep in my arms -- something she'd never do during the day.

If you stay calm & firm, he should too. Just do everything with strong but gentle confidence.

I don't have a rooster but I've heard & seen enough to know that yours sounds like a real sweetie to his girls and nice -- just scared -- of you.

Good luck & hope his foot gets better!

 

[Chelsa'sChicks]

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Mine are all under a year old so they might change as they mature huh?

Correct. Most roosters are very sweet until they are about a year or so. Some breeds develop and mature until 2 yrs. I have an Australorp and BO roo. My BO is sweet as pie and a year old.. the other one I'm watching because I've heard they are very aggressive but so far he's ok. You just have to watch your movements around them. Nothing fast like a predator and I do not pet or play with my hens cause a distressed hen calls out and the rooster will come running if he's doing his job... my hens are still friendly of course, but they are not pets per say. I respect them and so far they respect me as the feeder/care taker.

 

[ToddTowers]

Bumblefoot simply requires antibiotics. Maybe isolation in a dog crate to ensure consistent dosing during the 7-14 day drug treatment and not having to catch him over and over. Or euthanize so he doesn’t suffer. I personally would not eat the meat since it will be infected if you choose not to cure him.