PLEASE dont mention cooking him. I wont do it. He is good with his girls and an awesome protector. I just want to hopefully get him to be a bit nicer to me.
My Roo Hates Me!!!
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PLEASE dont mention cooking him. I wont do it. He is good with his girls and an awesome protector. I just want to hopefully get him to be a bit nicer to me.
A old farms trick is to turn him on his back for a while and that should stop him from attacking you
If that helps
If that helps
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Same problem here. I've had roosters who just wanted to kill me. I've heard hold him still in your arms for calming sessions, fight back (he then sees YOU as the dominant rooster), use blinders, and other stuff.
One thing to note is that it seems to have a genetic component. Whatever else may be triggering it (and OMG I can't help you there), it's there to be triggered. I've only had luck getting them to stop by breeding for docility and only allowing the least fighty males to breed each generation. I won't tell you to eat him. I will tell you to get rid of him. Get another one. Frankly there are so many nice roosters that this fellow just doesn't deserve your loving home. Don't allow him to breed. His babies will be like that too.
One thing to note is that it seems to have a genetic component. Whatever else may be triggering it (and OMG I can't help you there), it's there to be triggered. I've only had luck getting them to stop by breeding for docility and only allowing the least fighty males to breed each generation. I won't tell you to eat him. I will tell you to get rid of him. Get another one. Frankly there are so many nice roosters that this fellow just doesn't deserve your loving home. Don't allow him to breed. His babies will be like that too.
With aggressive roos, what's worked 100% for me is:
When the roo does something aggressive to you, i.e., flogging, biting, pecking, kicking, simply pick him up, hold him under one arm. Hold him for at least 10 minutes. If he struggles, hold him even longer. You can go about your chores, do your normal activities, just keep him under your arm. When you put him down, see if he flogs you again. If he does, pick him up again for another 10+ minutes. And do it whenever he flogs you in the future.
It's worked very well at making roos understand that you are not a chicken, and are not to be treated as one.
When the roo does something aggressive to you, i.e., flogging, biting, pecking, kicking, simply pick him up, hold him under one arm. Hold him for at least 10 minutes. If he struggles, hold him even longer. You can go about your chores, do your normal activities, just keep him under your arm. When you put him down, see if he flogs you again. If he does, pick him up again for another 10+ minutes. And do it whenever he flogs you in the future.
It's worked very well at making roos understand that you are not a chicken, and are not to be treated as one.
I agree that picking them up and carrying them around does work well to bring them down a few notches, especially if done where the hens can see. However with an especially aggressive roo this may be difficult to accomplish. My big RIR roo went through a pretty nasty stage when the hormones kicked in and attempted to come at me several times. He did finally succeed in spurring me in the shin one time, very painful indeed! That was the last straw for me, I was flaming mad and I took off after him with my barn rake, chased his rooster butt to the far end of the pasture and kept him there, away from the hens for a while. After that initial "training" session I just kept carrying a rake with me for a while and I made sure that he did not even THINK about approching me. If he took one step in my direction I started pushing him away. I never hit or kicked him, just used my rake or broom to keep him off me and push him away. It really didn't take too long for him to figure out that he better give me my space. That was about 5 years ago and ever since he has been decent to be around. I don't have to carry a rake and he stays out of my space. The only time he gets uppity is if I need to handle a hen and even then it's no big deal. He's not a pet and never will be but he's decent and that's all I ask of my roo's in terms of human interaction.
WIth persistence and firmness on your part your rooster may learn to be decent. But not all of them learn, some just won't give it up and will always be a major pain in the backside to have around.
WIth persistence and firmness on your part your rooster may learn to be decent. But not all of them learn, some just won't give it up and will always be a major pain in the backside to have around.
I think there are as many different ways to handle an agressive roo as there are agressive roos.
My roo grew into his boy parts and started attacking my boots. Every time he threw himself at my boots, I would kick him, pretty durned hard, in the chest and send him flying. The first time I did this he came back for more and I kicked him again, harder. He did not come back for thirds. The next day he came at my boots and I knocked him for a loop. He has not tried to attack me since, and this was months ago.
I used this approach for a reason. My roo is in my flock to do a job. He does it VERY well. He is not around to be cuddled and loved on. I am bigger and badder than he is, and he needed to learn that. He is in charge of his girls, but I am in charge of everyone.
My husband has been entering the coop more often since our girls have started laying, and Manny (our roo) went through the same thing with him, only DH wears a hat. Again, he only had to get hat-flogged twice before he quit. He's a smart boy.
If you like your roo and he does his job, then I say try and rehab him. Stick with one method for a few weeks, then try another one if the first didn't work. Rehoming him is always an option, if he gets too out of control for you.
Good luck!
My roo grew into his boy parts and started attacking my boots. Every time he threw himself at my boots, I would kick him, pretty durned hard, in the chest and send him flying. The first time I did this he came back for more and I kicked him again, harder. He did not come back for thirds. The next day he came at my boots and I knocked him for a loop. He has not tried to attack me since, and this was months ago.
I used this approach for a reason. My roo is in my flock to do a job. He does it VERY well. He is not around to be cuddled and loved on. I am bigger and badder than he is, and he needed to learn that. He is in charge of his girls, but I am in charge of everyone.
My husband has been entering the coop more often since our girls have started laying, and Manny (our roo) went through the same thing with him, only DH wears a hat. Again, he only had to get hat-flogged twice before he quit. He's a smart boy.
If you like your roo and he does his job, then I say try and rehab him. Stick with one method for a few weeks, then try another one if the first didn't work. Rehoming him is always an option, if he gets too out of control for you.
Good luck!
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A old farms trick is to turn him on his back for a while and that should stop him from attacking you
If that helps
I would so to that if i could get a hold of him without having to trap him in a dog crate first.
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