My neighbor's rooster

[Beekissed]

Nope. A big roo will not protect your daughter. Only you can do that one...adding another roo to the mix just might give you yet another problem for your child. Two roos don't make a right....

 

[123ChickieLou]

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Well duh! I didn't mean that I thought a big roo would protect her

Roosters can't parent. Only that it might keep the other one in check. But again, we think alike in that adding another roo might only cause more problems. I'm thinking I'm just going to patch up the hole in the fence or make sure not to let DD and TinyRoo play in the yard at the same time.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts

 

[myra52]

I was always woken by my neighbour's rooster when I was little. However, that's fine and now it was unforgettable memory.

 

[SpringHillConservatory]

BeeKissed -- You sound like a great neighbor! It's very (and I use this word with NO sarcasm) Noble of you to take on fixing the fence as saying it was "my problem." So many people love to point fingers and get madder and madder.

Just thought I'd mention something that is probably going on anyway. It would be great if your daughter had better experiences with other bantam roosters. Seems anyone I ever met who had a bad encounter with a chicken in their lifetime carries that story and that dislike for that kind of bird through their life. Have you heard those stories? "My grandpa had this hen who would...." "The neighbor had this..."

I'd probably also mention it casually to the neighbor why you are changing the chicken house rules in the middle of the game so to speak... or have you already said you were and I forgot...?

 

[Beekissed]

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Now I'm really confused....I've never mentioned anything about a fence in this thread. Are you sure you have the right person with that comment?

I was the one that suggested the banty roo from next door should end up dead in some mysterious way....

I make a great neighbor!

I keep to myself unless my neighbor needs help, I keep my fences in good repair and keep my animals inside my fencing, I don't allow my dogs to bark excessively and I give my neighbors all the apples they want out of my orchard. I keep my place neat and I don't cause my neighbors any trouble. My neighbors are actually very far from me....so I don't have many issues in that department.

You should BE so lucky to have a neighbor such as I!

 

[KDK1]

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SpringHillConservatory, I didn't know Spring Hill had a poultry conservatory... I lived in the "Land of the Mermaids" for fifteen years!
ETA: Oh Yeah, It was 123ChickieLou who is having the problem with the nieghbors roo.

 

[stormylady]

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I understand I think what centrachid meant about another full size Rooster being around to calm a more aggressive, but lower ranking Roo down.
I do have a Very Large Blue Orpington Roo, that is very "Balanced" meaning he knows he is incharge of the hens and I am in charge of him, he is not aggressive with other Roos (unless) they overstep their bounds. He keeps his flock in order , in a very short order!, LOL

The reason I'm telling you about him is because I think that this is kinda what centrachid meant by using a more dominate Roo to put the others in there place, I have several Roos mostly little stinkers (Silkies) and 1 Salmon Fav. Roo same age as the young silkies and was raised with them. Anyway I have been known to take the overly aggressive young boys when the get out of hand with the hens (as they tend to do) before they learn the art of seduction (dancing for , feeding, alerting and protecting them from dangers) and picking on the lower ranking SF Roo. and putting them in with Zues (dominate Roo). He has never hurt any of the little ones but he has pecked them and kicked them off the girls and gave a little chase around the pen. And the young ones pretty quickly to settle down. and it has worked everytime so far.

The trick is to get an adult, Roo. That has already proven he is a good roo. Zues is 4 yrs old and has never given me a problem ever. Just getting any Roo that is full size or banty is a mistake. I have had him ( Zues) tho from an egg til present.

I don't think that a Rooster is really all that nessasary (sp) at all unless they free Range alot or you want fertile eggs.
I of course don't feel like just getting a Rooster to deal with Another Rooster is a good Idea at all, They are all my own Roosters so thats why I use Zues as a (Training aide) so to speak.

I feel like a positive experience for young kids is so important! Just finding that right Roo or Hen is always a crapshoot, so a full grown Chicken that has proven they know what the rules are is your best bet.

Sweetest Roo Ive ever had Zues an Orpington ,Salmon Favs are nice but mine (2) are both very non-aggressive but very skiddish about people. Meanest little Rooster (Silkie) named flame. He is no longer here! Sal. Fav. Hen unbelievably sweet and not skiddish at all in my opinion. Sandy

 

[Mattemma]

I would just let them know.,so they can be proactive about it.A 3yo getting her eyes poked out would certainly get me to rein in the roo and put him in an enclosure. If they did not I would be kicking that roo every time in came in my yard. Unfortunatley that would not stop it from being aggresive towards the 3yo.Really,the risk of harm it is showing towards a child through its behavior should be enough to get the neighbor to act. Silly to wait until AFTER harm is done.

 

[centrarchid]

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Having flocks interact always seems to make for interesting goings on which to me are cool to watch.

Big rooster would not directly protect 3 year old. If new rooster is not threat which is logic behind screening for being people friendly, then it will not complicate child safety issues. Logic is new non-child threatening rooster wil dominate the trouble maker. I had same situation, I would use a game rooster which is typically more trustworthy around people, especially when compared to hatchery derived stock. The game rooster would be setup as part of my flock then allowed to run with my hens after a few days confined to coop. Once the game rooster is allowed to free range it will be able to interact with the bantam. Fight, if it occurs at all, will be very brief and bantam will either quit showing his stuff around game or have to stay outside of whatever range the game rooster adopts. Two problems possible with this. First, game rooster will potentially be visiting neighbors yard and possibly chasing neighbors rooster under neighbors nose. Second, game rooster coould kill the bantam (very probable if my games involved and bantam does not back down quickly enough) and neighbor might get upset.

Overall, best option is likely for neighbor to confine man-fighter because he/she will have same potential legal issues as someone with a dog that bites.

 

[stormylady]

Overall, best option is likely for neighbor to confine man-fighter because he/she will have same potential legal issues as someone with a dog that bites.

So very true.