My 5 month old rooster keeps attacking my dog

[nuthatched]

Mary,
How do you teach yours to move away at all times? I hatched these 2 and got 1 rooster. They both had ro sleep on the arm of my chair every night. Now, he'll come up and bite me. I read, he was looking at me as part of his pack. He's stopped doing that but now he stands in between me and the other baby and today he attacked my small dog for no reason. My poor dog wasn't no where around him and was laying in the yard. My dog knows not to bother my chickens so therefore he wouldn't fight back. Why and what do I do? He's also biting my 13 year old granddaughter. Us 2 raised them. He doesn't bother my husband and he's never home cuz he's away for work a lot. Please help me. I love all my babies

Unfortunately, he's too far gone. He's a liability and needs to be culled.

 

[Aw4842]

Unfortunately, he's too far gone. He's a liability and needs to be culled.

At 12 weeks?

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome!
You can try to reform him, and it often fails. That's why @nuthatched gave you that message.
Cockerels can mature into polite individuals, or not and their brains are smaller than their testicles!!!
He does think that you can be pushed around, he's not a puppy or kitten (and some of them don't turn out well either).
@Beekissed. @Shadrach , @Mrs. K , and others have good articles and information on threads about roosters, and there are many threads on this site about how cute friendly cockerels turn into attack birds.
I don't cuddle or handle my cockerels, they have to respect my space at all times, I walk 'through' them, they have to get out of my way out there. You can carry a bucket or something and 'accidently' bump him to get him to move, don't use your foot, it's more likely to give him something else to attack.
There's a learning curve for you all to see if bad behaviors increase, something that helps raising those next (don't baby them!) cockerels. By the time he's attacking people, smallest human to largest later, he's given signs that are clear when you've had more experience.
Why give him chances to bite? Don't pick him up! If you let him bite, tap him hard enough to be annoying/ uncomfortable on his where ever, as another chicken would do. Unfortunately he doesn't have any adult hens to make him humble, always very helpful when raising cockerels.
If you do have older birds, he needs them. Every cockerel isn't going to turn out well, that's just how it is.
Mary

 

[Aw4842]

Welcome!
You can try to reform him, and it often fails. That's why @nuthatched gave you that message.
Cockerels can mature into polite individuals, or not and their brains are smaller than their testicles!!!
He does think that you can be pushed around, he's not a puppy or kitten (and some of them don't turn out well either).
@Beekissed. @Shadrach , @Mrs. K , and others have good articles and information on threads about roosters, and there are many threads on this site about how cute friendly cockerels turn into attack birds.
I don't cuddle or handle my cockerels, they have to respect my space at all times, I walk 'through' them, they have to get out of my way out there. You can carry a bucket or something and 'accidently' bump him to get him to move, don't use your foot, it's more likely to give him something else to attack.
There's a learning curve for you all to see if bad behaviors increase, something that helps raising those next (don't baby them!) cockerels. By the time he's attacking people, smallest human to largest later, he's given signs that are clear when you've had more experience.
Why give him chances to bite? Don't pick him up! If you let him bite, tap him hard enough to be annoying/ uncomfortable on his where ever, as another chicken would do. Unfortunately he doesn't have any adult hens to make him humble, always very helpful when raising cockerels.
If you do have older birds, he needs them. Every cockerel isn't going to turn out well, that's just how it is.
Mary

I have 5 other hens, but he runs from them. He wont go anywhere near them. I've managed to stop the biting. Now, he just runs along beside me but a few feet apart. Should I continue to try and work with him?

 

[Folly's place]

Progress!
Given plenty of space, your chicks can be out with the hens, as long as there are safe spaces for them, and extra feeders and waterers.
This year our ten TSC chicks were immediately out at the coop in a fenced off area, in view of the adults. When they no longer needed their brooder plate, they went out with the adults while free ranging, and gradually integrated into the flock. They run around and roost together, but are doing fine in the flock, with minimal drama. And the two cockerels are very very polite, at least so far, at about nine weeks of age.
Mary

 

[Aw4842]

Progress!
Given plenty of space, your chicks can be out with the hens, as long as there are safe spaces for them, and extra feeders and waterers.
This year our ten TSC chicks were immediately out at the coop in a fenced off area, in view of the adults. When they no longer needed their brooder plate, they went out with the adults while free ranging, and gradually integrated into the flock. They run around and roost together, but are doing fine in the flock, with minimal drama. And the two cockerels are very very polite, at least so far, at about nine weeks of age.
Mary

I've had 2 other roo's. They both died doing their job. This roo is the 1st 1 I've hatched. Only 2 made it. Him and a hen. They stayed in house for 8 weeks, then to coop. Separated in coop for 2 weeks. Then free range all of them. The hens (R.I.R.) all 5, immediately went after him. Not her. So now, when they even get within ear shot of the hens they both run and hide. What i failed to say is when he was biting, I finally got a good flick on his nose and he hasn't done that since, but I still am hesitant with other people. I don't want to be the only 1 that messes with him for future unexpected reasons, but idk if I trust him. He was raised in the house. They wanted out of their playpen every night and immediately flew to the arm of my chair and nested there until I put them in their tote for the night. I let them be very independent and come up to me when they wanted. They both followed me around the entire house (I went behind them and cleaned up, im not a dirty person). I just dont know whats changed. When they first went out to the coop, they both would still run to me, and now, unless 1 of the hens are after them (they come to me for protection) he keeps her away from me and he wont come to me either. Night time is a big pain. Getting them to go roost is a nightmare. Again, this is my 1st roo from egg up. The other 2 were a year and very loving.

 

[Folly's place]

In hindsight, having them as house birds wasn't best, out there with other chickens, learning to be chickens, will be better.
Poor guy, he's not sure how to get along, but as he matures things should be better. Later.
Mary

 

[Aw4842]

In hindsight, having them as house birds wasn't best, out there with other chickens, learning to be chickens, will be better.
Poor guy, he's not sure how to get along, but as he matures things should be better. Later.
Mary

It was middle of winter in KY and the weather was in the single digits for the most part. I dont have a brooding hen so I was afraid to leave them out there even with the heat I have. I agree, I feel so sorry for him, but this evening I went out and walked around with my big girls like I do every evening and once they went to roost the 2 little ones (which he's 1 of the little ones) started doing the same thing lol. He respected my space and I respected his. It was actually a nice walk. Im still not letting my guard down by no stretch of the imagination but I hope it eventually will get like this. I know it may be a Lil bad as he starts becoming a true male (come on, that's funny) but hopefully after that we can get back to this. Thanks to all!!!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

just dont know whats changed.

What changed is his age, and the hormones that come with it. There's no reasoning with it , there's no changing it and there's no fixing it. It just is what it is. Some cockerels become very protective of "their" females, like your boy keeping that pullet away from you. That's not likely to change except possibly to get worse. If this cockerel is flying at young children or flogging them, he needs to be removed. He can do serious harm to a child, psychologically as well as physically.

 

[WhatsUpDuck]

Do you guys find silkie roos as aggressive as others? One of our young silkies is a roo, and he is boss of the pen with the hens which is cute now..but I do wonder when he is older how he will act. He has done a few pecking incidents, but has never harmed anyone. He is my daughter's chicken, and she already knows one day he may have to be seperated in a "rooster pad". I hope we never have to cull him, but a mean rooster has to have a freezer meeting no matter my feelings about him.



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