My rooster done lost his mind.

[lamccasker57]

I had a very aggressive rooster that would attack every time I entered the pen. After being spurred in the knee joint, I had taken enough of his antics. I started putting my foot out to defend myself, so he would run into it rather than my knee - that got tiresome and didn't seem to do anything except provide more of a challenge for him. My next tactic was to chase him around the pen anytime I "saw" him coming at me - this got very physically tiring, and didn't do anything other than give me some much needed exercise. My final solution was to catch the "bad-boy" with a net and then hold him upside down for all to see, while hobbling him by putting a soft hairband in a figure-eight low on his legs, but above his spurs, (it must be loose enough for him to walk without falling - his feet should be almost same width apart as usual). I left the hobble on for a few days. I had to do this several times, increasing the number of days he wore the hobble, before he got the message entirely. After that we had a much better relationship, and no further physical scuffles!
I think this approach worked well because he was "embarrassed" in front of his flock, and his mating activities were pretty much curtailed!

 

[GrAnnie624]

I found this article most helpful. I hope you can work it out!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/a-viewpoint-on-managing-roosters.74690/

 

[Winxee]

I raised a Husky from a pup and he started killing animals under a year old.I was never able to break him of it and finally gave him away.In all my years of keeping dogs and raising pups he was the only dog I ever raised that killed animals.If I had to do it over I'd put him down because I feel bad for all the animals he killed.He killed a turkey and cats and field mice just to name a few... he ate them all .He never killed any of mine ironically.

I got her as a rescue. Shes a really good dog, until it comes to small animals. She just tried to get my EE through the fence. I need to rehome her, as she won't kill adult cats, I think, at least not ours. I can't put her on Facebook, because there is a huge problem with people "adopting" dogs to use them to train puts to fight. She is a little over 100lbs. I won't put her down, because other than small animals, shes a good girl and shes great with children. In fact she will allow a child to climb all over her and give her attention all day long. I don't know. I'm starting to breed Seramas and next year, rare breeds of chickens. We have a huge yard but only a portion is fenced in. We will be building coops and runs outside the fence. I'm hoping to find her an amazing home and would prefer up north, as she should have never been brought to South Louisiana as it's too damn hot for a Alaskan Malamute.

 

[Winxee]

I had a very aggressive rooster that would attack every time I entered the pen. After being spurred in the knee joint, I had taken enough of his antics. I started putting my foot out to defend myself, so he would run into it rather than my knee - that got tiresome and didn't seem to do anything except provide more of a challenge for him. My next tactic was to chase him around the pen anytime I "saw" him coming at me - this got very physically tiring, and didn't do anything other than give me some much needed exercise. My final solution was to catch the "bad-boy" with a net and then hold him upside down for all to see, while hobbling him by putting a soft hairband in a figure-eight low on his legs, but above his spurs, (it must be loose enough for him to walk without falling - his feet should be almost same width apart as usual). I left the hobble on for a few days. I had to do this several times, increasing the number of days he wore the hobble, before he got the message entirely. After that we had a much better relationship, and no further physical scuffles!
I think this approach worked well because he was "embarrassed" in front of his flock, and his mating activities were pretty much curtailed!

I'll try the hobble thing, but the upside down by his feet could damage his internal organs, so I've read. I know if I get rid of him, my white hen Karen will take the lead as she is the boss to everyone, and even ignores him sometimes. I worry though as I got two frizzle hens a few weeks back, one was so badly tore up from all the roos she was around, and then I have my little docile Bean frizzle. Rosie Lunchlady is the one with the missing feathers who is now second in command. Poor Bean just wants to be part of the flock, and shes the third hen of my Rooster favorite girls, although shes not sexually mature. Those all roost together, and both Karen and Rosie will try to peak Bean off the roost, but she will hide under HaiHai and he keeps then off her. I worry that if I take him out the dynamic, Bean wouldn't know what to do. I have 5 other younger pullets, almost to egg laying, but two of those won't accept Bean, one EE and a BCM. That puts her outside that little side flock. I did get a Micro and Class B breeding pairs of Seramas, so if HaiHai has to be taken away, I'll try and put her with the class B Seramas as shes just a little bigger than them. Pictures are of Bean, Rosie Lunchlady, Karen and my Roo, HaiHai.

 

[Winxee]

Yout

It's not abusing him in any way, it is defending yourself.

I know the feeling, I have a goose who is nasty, a few weeks back he got loose and attacked me, I had to grab him by his bill, and almost lay my whole body on top of him, thankfully my sister came down and helped me throw him back over his fence. He has attacked me twice.

I wonder if it has something to do with him recognizing your not part of his flock, he sees you as your bf flock and is warning you to stay back as he and your bf have no problems and he's not looking to challenge your bf? My oldest cockerel is only 11 weeks old and he won't let me get close enough to catch him but my husband comes out and he just stops and lets dh grab him so I can look him over. With the 5 week old chicks, 2 of the cockerels have started pecking my hands when I go to put them out in the run but never do it to my dh. He is naturally a very dominant person and friends often recruit him in training their pets from dogs to reptiles, he used to work with animals before I met him so he knows a whole lot more about behavior and how to correct them. I asked not long ago what do we do if one of roo's attacks me and he thinks if he were there to pin it and assert dominance it could send the message that I'm "his hen" so to speak and he is head of the flock, without any experience in chickens specifically this is just an educated guess. It has worked with other animals so we'll just have to wait and see if the issue ever comes up. We've got 9 cockerels so I expect there to be some problems along the way, we plan to keep one and if I can't rehome the others, they'll be dinner.

I wonder if it has something to do with him recognizing your not part of his flock, he sees you as your bf flock and is warning you to stay back as he and your bf have no problems and he's not looking to challenge your bf? My oldest cockerel is only 11 weeks old and he won't let me get close enough to catch him but my husband comes out and he just stops and lets dh grab him so I can look him over. With the 5 week old chicks, 2 of the cockerels have started pecking my hands when I go to put them out in the run but never do it to my dh. He is naturally a very dominant person and friends often recruit him in training their pets from dogs to reptiles, he used to work with animals before I met him so he knows a whole lot more about behavior and how to correct them. I asked not long ago what do we do if one of roo's attacks me and he thinks if he were there to pin it and assert dominance it could send the message that I'm "his hen" so to speak and he is head of the flock, without any experience in chickens specifically this is just an educated guess. It has worked with other animals so we'll just have to wait and see if the issue ever comes up. We've got 9 cockerels so I expect there to be some problems along the way, we plan to keep one and if I can't rehome the others, they'll be dinner.

It's my dad that goes back there. I'm the only one who feeds, cleans, and gives them treats. I think what happened, when the little Seramas came, I figured that I would put them in the coop that locks which is inside a closed in run. My chickens dont use it and the seramas are so small, that they would have plenty of room until I built their pen. Welp, Haihai my roo heard Cluck Norris the serama roo crow and he came at me viciously. He has flogged me as kinda a see how far he can get, but I always picked him up, carried him around, put his head to the ground and we wouldn't have an issue. I waiting until he was roosted and reached in there to grab him, he started pecking the bejeezus outta me. I had to put on gloves and get a sheet to trap him. When I bring their fresh veggies in the morning, he waits to see if I turn around and he can sneak attack. He has only tried to challenge me face to face twice since the big incident. I walk back there with my mud boots and a rake. I need to let him come at me when I've got Jean's and and long sleeve shirt, gloves, and catch his ass right then and there and try the hobble thing.

 

[CrazyCochin]

Yout

Yes? Did someone summon thee?

 

[Winxee]

I know for certain my best Roos have been those that were either hatched by or came to the flock as babies amongst mature hens. Hen Pecked is a real thing! Those mature hens won't tolerate his youthful shennannigans and they get raised up right. Roos of the same age or older than the hens get away with way too much and learn bad habits. That is a fact I have seen played out a few times between my three sets of coops and runs. (one of them is Ducks though and they are way way different) Even my oldest Bantam roo who is the best roo ever that whips coyotes was raised by a mutt gal of mine that has a bad leg she is only about three or 4 weeks his senior but is also a full size girl But chewie was of a calmer demeanor than most. it is Funny to watch as new cockerels start getting to the teenage stage as they get their head thumped by hen after hen and then after he's whupped the Flock lead roo runs them well off for a while till they chill out. I love watching chickens I don't really learn anything but they are endlessly entertaining. Kinda like old School Cartoons.

The place I got him from, he was raised like that. He really is a good bird to his flock. I'm almost thinking he thought I was one of his hens and when he heard my little Serama Cluck Norris crow, he flipped. I'll try to work with him. As of now, I'm the only one that he try's to knuckle up to. He is super lucky that he is good rooster to his flock, cause I would of put him out my misery that day. Thankfully he doesnt have his spurs all the way, but he needs to realize that I am the dominate, because I have to be able to check the flocks feet and feathers and I like to put vasiline on their combs and feet as a preventive when I check their feet to make sure all is good and well. I dont like have to watch my back when I'm cleaning their coop, watering them, or putting frozen bottles of water around the yard. Or even just taking up their breakfast mess of uneaten veggies and fruit. The fenced in part of the backyard is huge and I want to build my Serama run and coop back there too, but if he is acting a donkey over just hearing a crow, I'm sure he will kill himself trying to get through the hardware clothe to get at my Serama roo.

 

[Winxee]

Yeah, you right!

 

[Winxee]

I wouldn't put up with it. There'd be an ad at my corner store, "Free rooster for dates or dinner."

Lol!! I'm on the fence, because he really is excellent to his hens. I'll try working with him, but his spurs are getting shaved down when they come in and next time I've got to catch him, his claws are getting a trim. Shoot, I might bathe him and blow dry him, lol, so he knows i ain't skeerd

 

[Winxee]

Yes? Did someone summon thee?

Lol, these forums are confusing for my old arse. Damn Gen X problems, but I meant to say, "Yeah, you right!"