It Did Not Go Well

[mcmch91]

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Dare right the next one is easier for you. No quarter . . . unless it is leg quarters in the fry pan!

I feel for you. We had an overly aggressive roo with my first ever flock, many years ago but we won't talk about just how many . . . My DH got tired of him flying at his head when he opened the coop door and met the roo with a shovel held like a baseball bat. Roosifer went down, but not out. With his head on crooked and his neck kinked, Roosifer rose from the litter to attack again -- me this time. He'd had enough of DH. Long story short, he escaped and it took several days, not hours, to lure him back into the coop so we could sneak up on him after sundown. After that, roo-zillas meet the hatchet in a quick no-fuss (for us) moment.

You did what was best for you and the hens. Good luck with a new roo.

Cindy

 

[Keens2050]

Too funny! Thanks for the images of this event! Goodness, I hope our first rooster we got 3 days ago doesn't turn into Cujo-Roo! Thanks for the chuckles!

 

[Lifetime chicken lover]

My family had chickens for most of my youth. Both good and bad- but one roo was really mean- he'd especially choose the moment when you had your back turned, hanging up laundry, usually barefoot. Even though we would look all around for him before we started, he'd all of a sudden appear. First you'd hear the pit-pat...pit-pat...pitpatpitpatpitpat- and then you knew it was over and you'd have a gash on your leg if you didn't have your stick handy.
Well, we just couldn't kill him, no matter how mean he was...but one day, he decided to challenge my dad. All my dad had nearby was a heavy iron pipe. He gave him a good whack. The roo was stunned for a moment but jumped back up and went for him again. WHACK!!! and again. one last WHACK! and he lay motionless. My dad told my mom what happened and she actually tried mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the mean old thing!!! Luckily unsuccessfully. We never got another roo after that.

 

[SkyWarrior]

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Sorry, the mouth-to-mouth thing just cracked me up!

 

[Buff Hooligans]

What a anxiety filled couple of days for you. I know that's not how you wanted it to go, and your experience is a lesson for others who will face the same thing sooner or later. Peace to your flock.

 

[PhilErvin]

I only tolerate my mean roo cause he is so protective of his girls. We have learned how to fend him off but we never let our guard down.
I sympathize with your ordeal and if I ever have to do the deed I will forego the stun and go straight for the kill.

Thanx for sharing your ordeal.

 

[SG_Chicken]

Goose and duck hunting is very different, may I suggest a nice sharp cleaver next time and a block of wood. My son who is 12 is an accomplished goose hunter and got to butcher 120 chickens last year and commented on how different it was. He was on the business end of the butchering while I was on the hot water tank just before the electric plucker.

 

[hughmac312]

sounded like a stephen king novel there to begin with

a cross between the raven, tell tale heart, and cujo

sends chills up my spine just to think of him...

god bless him and his scrambled pea sized brain, oh well, off to KFC...

 

[ellenmg]

Glad it is over for you.... My neighbor has an adopted RIR roo who attacks her every time she goes in the coop and brutalizes the hens.... Maybe I need to print your post and slip it under her door.... I think he needs to go to Roo heaven....
Ellen

 

[turtlebird]

Funny reading folks !

Last night I banded my 13 week old roos to watch and try to decide which to keep. After reading this, perhaps none would be the better answer! Yikes!

"roo-cifer".....that's funny