my rooster does not recognize me!!!

[Red Banks]

yeah ok. He has never hurt me (he basically is the worst rooster ever) just attacked me it's kind of cute. I don't think he is capable of hurting... Anything bigger then him.

Unfortunately this behavior is not cute. He is telling you he is the boss and every time you trespass on what he believes is his territory/rights/hens he will attack. I know serious chicken people that respect the power of a rooster. He will rake your legs, slam into you, attack you. My friend's rooster attacked her face when she bent to pick up a food pan, very close to her eye. Roosters are not people, we give them human emotions but to a rooster all the things you think are admirable traits are just weakness'. It is his job to take care of his flock and his position and you seem like a threat. He is just not the lap kind of rooster. Do not move out of his way when you encounter him in the yard, make him move out of your way, even chase him a few steps. That is what another rooster trying to establish dominance would do. Do not treat him as a pet. He will get worse. I just realized that I am repeating much of what has already been said. I am sorry.... just concerned. There are some very good articles about roosters and their behavior. I understand you want him to continue to be your friend.

 

[Sunshine Flock]

Unfortunately this behavior is not cute. He is telling you he is the boss and every time you trespass on what he believes is his territory/rights/hens he will attack. I know serious chicken people that respect the power of a rooster. He will rake your legs, slam into you, attack you. My friend's rooster attacked her face when she bent to pick up a food pan, very close to her eye. Roosters are not people, we give them human emotions but to a rooster all the things you think are admirable traits are just weakness'. It is his job to take care of his flock and his position and you seem like a threat. He is just not the lap kind of rooster. Do not move out of his way when you encounter him in the yard, make him move out of your way, even chase him a few steps. That is what another rooster trying to establish dominance would do. Do not treat him as a pet. He will get worse. I just realized that I am repeating much of what has already been said. I am sorry.... just concerned. There are some very good articles about roosters and their behavior. I understand you want him to continue to be your friend.

This is a very good comment.

We need to respect roosters for how they were designed to behave. As much as I would love my darling boy to actually be darling, not just in cutesy words only, he bites and chases after the dogs. And he doesn't like being held.

Henry is simply a rooster, and I adore him for it.

Once you learn to stand your ground and how to navigate his behaviors, and perhaps even do some training as suggested, it'll be a different experience and one you and others can probably live with.

 

[flappychicken]

cool, sorry I haven't been online to answer y'all. I did not access to the internet for the past few day's... But yes these are all good point's I wish I knew all this stuff when I had Igor my old RI roo. (he was pure EVIL) he would go out of his way to get you and attack random people on the road (even when he was a chick he was mean) We just ate him...

this is cool Thx!!!

 

[STxChickenman]

"We just ate him..."

LOL....too funny.

 

[flappychicken]

xD I didn't mean to be funny xD now that I am looking at it LOL!!!

 

[Ursuline Chick]

@flappychicken hope you had a great Thanksgiving. You have gotten lots of really good information. A lot to process and decide the best way for you and your roo to interact so that you are both happy with the results. I can tell you that we got our roo as a cockerel as our first chicken, when we finally got him three hens he pecked DD (who was about 8 at the time) first and then he pecked me on the ankle. (never did peck DH) DH got a switch right away and gave him a mild wack to the back of the head. He looked rather startled. DD was afraid to go in the yard for the eggs after that so we kept the switch next to the back door and she would take it with her when she went in the yard and the Roo Roo would stay clear of her. I just walk around as usual (remember I was his play mate for about 2 months before he got hens) The only other time he pecked me was once when I was standing on his foot as I don't count that. I think he was just communicating that he wanted me to get off his foot! eventully DD didn't feel the need to carry the switch. He didn't like when I picked him up, but he would let me. He also ate out of my hand and neighborhood childrens' hands. If I held him he would allow children to pet his back. He would take treats out of my mouth. He also was a great protector of his flock, standing his ground with hawks while his hens ran for cover a bunch of times. Once alerting me to a hen who fell in the swimming pool. We were in a no rooster area and after 4 years a new neighbor moved in and ratted me out to the powers that be, causing me to have to rehome him. He knew I respected his position as head of his flock and that in the end I was the Head Chicken in Charge (like the CEO of the flock). It has been around 2 years and I miss him greatly and since he is gone we have a terrible possum problem, never had a possum problem while the Roo Roo was around. I know this was long but I want you to know that if you train him to understand that you are head chicken, you can still have a friendly relationship with him, but you have to respect that he is a rooster and is going to do what a rooster does, in otherwords protect and provide for his hens. Though he never attacked a human again, he would watch me very closely when I picked up a hen for any reason and I would keep one eye on him as well. Good luck with what ever you decide and let us know how things are working. Most people here are happy to give suggestions based on their knowedge, and most are not judgemental if you decide to do something other than their suggestion. So if something you try doesn't work, people here will try to help with a plan B.

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

Flappychicken,

You mentioned in the very first post, that your rooster walks into walls...is this correct?

I am curious; perhaps he has impaired vision. Which can explain some of his behaviors.

Just thinking...

God Bless

 

[flappychicken]

I have just looked at this thread again for the first time in awhile. I am now realizing I wasn't getting notifications. I am sorry for not answering your questions I don't even know if you guys care anymore.

I am realizing that me calling Sully cute was short lived and wrong, Sully has gotten worse. It seems the more I want him to understand that I am incharge, the more he wants to kill me.

I tryed pecking him in the face (with my finger.) He wasn't fazed, I tried taking a less violent approach and showing him I was harmless, and the same person who raised him in there bedroom from a chick, He became more violent. I also tried taking him out of the coop like 1 on 1 and this seemed to work for awhile but then he started back up fighting, Now he attacks the hens as much as me (Not mates with them just flat out pecks them.) I just don't know what to do with this rooster I don't want to kill him or sell him because somehow I still love him. But I can't have him doing what he's doing!

Here's a side note: I had a baby silkie with me one day and sully (who was close by) didn't do anything to the chick he just looked at it like he didn't know what to do. (I thought about this a lot but I let him get a good look at the baby and he came really close, then made a weird noise and went away. But he didn't attack me, Which I guess is good, But I can't carry baby chicks with me everywhere and I am pretty sure it wouldn't help anyways.

Anyhow if anyone want's to come back I will be able to talk in another week about this.

Sorry I didn't reply to all your posts I read them and I thank you for taking the time to say all that. It means a lot you care just a little.

Have a wonderful day

-Amelia