My neighbor's rooster is stealing my hens

[BelovedBirds]

I already catched the rooster but he never learns.

Jee, you mean telling him to stay away and stop taking your hens didn't work?
It's almost as though this is a bird we're talking about.

Seriously though, all jokes aside, I think you ought to talk to your neighbour. These issues can usually be solved with a bit of communication. It really sounds like your chickens need to be contained, or your neighbour's do, or you both need to agree on a fence.
Im sure this can be fixed.

Trying to buy and eat the rooster isnt the answer to the situation, especially if your nieghbour cares for their flock.

 

[FlockOfBrunettes]

Jee, you mean telling him to stay away and stop taking your hens didn't work?
It's almost as though this is a bird we're talking about.

Seriously though, all jokes aside, I think you ought to talk to your neighbour. These issues can usually be solved with a bit of communication. It really sounds like your chickens need to be contained, or your neighbour's do, or you both need to agree on a fence.
Im sure this can be fixed.

Trying to buy and eat the rooster isnt the answer to the situation, especially if your nieghbour cares for their flock.

My grandma is friends with the neighbor. My grandma told my neighbor about her rooster and my neighbor just said "Oh it's okay let him breed your hens, he's a big handsome rooster." I already pen my hens. Their chickens are completely wild and free range they don't even have chicken coop. (I live in a country where there are no real predators for chickens so chicken coop isn't necessary for them) They also don't even feed them, they're scavengers. But they sometimes feed them leftover foods. Also we have a fence but it recently got destroyed because of a super typhoon in my country. It got slanted and my hens can fly over now and follow him. But I will asked my parents about fencing the backyard.

 

[BelovedBirds]

My grandma is friends with the neighbor. My grandma told my neighbor about her rooster and my neighbor just said "Oh it's okay let him breed your hens, he's a big handsome rooster." I already pen my hens. Their chickens are completely wild and free range they don't even have chicken coop. (I live in a country where there are no real predators for chickens so chicken coop isn't necessary for them) They also don't even feed them, they're scavengers. But they sometimes feed them leftover foods. Also we have a fence but it recently got destroyed because of a super typhoon in my country. It got slanted and my hens can fly over now and follow him. But I will asked my parents about fencing the backyard.

That sucks about the typhoon, I'm sorry to hear that. Has your family tried a more firm approach, was it just left on "oh its okay, let him breed your hens"?
I would try being more straight with her, that they need to stop coming on your property, and that your roo is being challenged/stressed out. It sounds like the neighbour is a pretty irresponsible individual, to be honest. She doesn't seem to care for his birds, but perhaps if she sees that  you care for yours, she'll step up a bit more?

Though, I am confused, if your hens are penned, how is the rooster able to get to them? If birds can get in, and the chickens get "stolen" by the roo, it cant be a very secure pen. Was it damaged by the typhoon also? If you can, I'd secure the pen so that it keeps the hens in, so that it does its job of keeping the birds separate.
I know it isn't your fault that your neighbour is being irresponsible, but I find its generally best to keep it peaceful with difficult neighbours.

 

[3KillerBs]

Fyi, i'm ___.

Don't reveal your age on the internet. It's not safe.

I think that since you don't have your country in your profile people assumed that you lived in the US or Europe where we have a certain attitude about property and livestock.

The laws in your country may be different.

 

[Mamagirl3]

Is the rooster tame enough you can catch him? There are several techniques for breaking an aggressive roo. When our boy got his testosterone pumping in the beginning he tried stomping at us once even charging at me as if he would attack. We couldnt have that, we have a 6 yr old grandson that loves being with iur birds and the roo especially. Knowing we were probably going to have to get rid of him we deciced we would try one of the techniques! One morning he came out of the coop and chest bumped my hubby .. so it was time!! He grabbed that boy and did the technique and for 2 weeks he wouldnt even let my hubby get less than 3 or 4 ft from him!! But now it has been 7 weeks and he is back to a good boy! Hahaha. Grandson been here 3 times and never even a a little bit of ugliness! We are still cautious with the grandson...always with him! Last visit he was back to the grand son picking him up and putting him on his lap and eating from his hand!
The point of this... this technique is to show a roo who has dominance... and it aint him! Since it is harmless .. you could try it and maybe he will see your tard has dominance over him and stay in his own yard! Even if you had to do it several times he will get the messGe?? This is NOT the roosters fault! He is naturally a territorial animal... and this roo in particular has never had boundaries!! So he does not realize there are any! Nature gives him the vibes to gather hens.. so any he knows of or can hear... he is going to bring them home!! It will be humans that will need to curb his enthusiasm... he thinks he is doing what he is suppose to do! Good luck.

 

[Flockking]

@FlockOfBrunettes
How'd it later go

 

[FlockOfBrunettes]

@FlockOfBrunettes
How'd it later go

It's fine now, we fenced it months ago.