My rooster hates me :-(

[Sondraa]

I have a really easy but delicious French country chicken recipe from good friends who live in Bretagne France. Celebrate moving forward with friends and family over a beautiful roast dinner. Let the rooster redeem himself thru this service.

I get attached to my animals too but I make an exception when you have an aggressive one.

 

[Mrs. K]

Warning - the rooster will not be like KFC.

 

[bobbi-j]

You could stick him in the freezer until it’s warm enough, then plant him under a flower, bush or tree.

 

[Friendofchix]

I agree with everyone else, he's already very aggressive and is bound to only get worse. No one like culling but it's 100% necessary here. Retraining is rarely successful with roos and even if you get him to leave you alone somehow, he will never be trustworthy with your grandchildren and children are small enough that a roo can do serious damage to them and even take their eyes out

I had a rooster not long ago that in my inexperienced eyes wasn’t showing any signs of aggression. He was my first rooster and was so beautiful. My 4 year old and I raised the entire flock together. We spent a good deal of time in the run with them every day, hand feeding them and letting them climb on us, etc. One day, unexpectedly the rooster jumped up at my son who was sitting on the ground petting the hens. He attacked him over and over despite my trying to get my son out while pushing the rooster away. He pecked and bit him and would have spurred him if he had them at the time. It was the first time he had ever attacked anyone. My son could have been badly injured and it happened in the blink of an eye with me right there and I wasn’t able to prevent him from getting hurt. It just isn’t worth taking the chance around a potentially dangerous rooster. My son was terrified and could no longer enjoy time with the hens. I tried everything I read about trying to tame the rooster. My husband made the decision I couldn’t make and everyone is happier for it.

 

[FrostRanger]

I had a rooster not long ago that in my inexperienced eyes wasn’t showing any signs of aggression. He was my first rooster and was so beautiful. My 4 year old and I raised the entire flock together. We spent a good deal of time in the run with them every day, hand feeding them and letting them climb on us, etc. One day, unexpectedly the rooster jumped up at my son who was sitting on the ground petting the hens. He attacked him over and over despite my trying to get my son out while pushing the rooster away. He pecked and bit him and would have spurred him if he had them at the time. It was the first time he had ever attacked anyone. My son could have been badly injured and it happened in the blink of an eye with me right there and I wasn’t able to prevent him from getting hurt. It just isn’t worth taking the chance around a potentially dangerous rooster. My son was terrified and could no longer enjoy time with the hens. I tried everything I read about trying to tame the rooster. My husband made the decision I couldn’t make and everyone is happier for it.

It is certainly good you were right there 'cause that could have ended much worse, sorry to hear you and your son had to go through that though

 

[bobbi-j]

I had a rooster not long ago that in my inexperienced eyes wasn’t showing any signs of aggression. He was my first rooster and was so beautiful. My 4 year old and I raised the entire flock together. We spent a good deal of time in the run with them every day, hand feeding them and letting them climb on us, etc. One day, unexpectedly the rooster jumped up at my son who was sitting on the ground petting the hens. He attacked him over and over despite my trying to get my son out while pushing the rooster away. He pecked and bit him and would have spurred him if he had them at the time. It was the first time he had ever attacked anyone. My son could have been badly injured and it happened in the blink of an eye with me right there and I wasn’t able to prevent him from getting hurt. It just isn’t worth taking the chance around a potentially dangerous rooster. My son was terrified and could no longer enjoy time with the hens. I tried everything I read about trying to tame the rooster. My husband made the decision I couldn’t make and everyone is happier for it.

It can happen so quickly. I had a cockerel I was considering keeping. A Delaware Broiler, so he was big. My grandkids (GS was 5, GD 2 at the time) were visiting, and the by went with me as they often do to help with chores. GD was at my side, holding my hand. Not running, not yelling, just standing there. I turned go listen to GS ask a question, and the bird came within inches of GD’s face (like I said, he was big, she was not so they were basically eye to eye) and started stomping his feet, while giving her the stink-eye. I picked her up and tried to shoo him away, but he kept coming back at us. Fortunately he was not confident enough to try flying at us or anything. He didn’t live long enough to gain that confidence. I got the kids up to the house, tossed him in the grow out pen with the rest of the cockerels and we took care of him on butchering day.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

male chickens are either mean or passive, nothing in-between I've personally seen.
20 something yrs ago when we got into the backyard bird thing, the trials and tribulations of co existing with aggressive males was a mixed emotional situation.
2 decades later, we just swiftly remove them from the circle of life without second thought. A dangerous critter is a dangerous critter, bottom line.
"Lay down with dogs, wake up with fleas". Share a space with a male chicken that has been hardwired by mother nature to protect his women and territory at all costs, you may have a few scars to show off to your grand children one day, when they ask you what to do with a aggressive male?

 

[Araucana2]

Aggressive roosters should be put on the chopping block, we also had one, its dangerous for children and almost impossible to change. Enjoy a roast chicken!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Warning - the rooster will not be like KFC.

That's because the herbs and spices are a trade secret. Personally we prefer Pecan Smoked yard buzzard.

 

[lintlicker]

Happy New Year everyone!

I am at my wits end with my rooster. He has hurt me badly on many occasions, and will violently attack me every chance he gets. He will literally wait outside my car and attack me as soon as I get out. He will chase me to the door and attack me from behind. The other day, when my husband was holding him, he was trying to hand him to me so I could hold him and try to get him to understand that I'm not the bad guy, he bit me twice while I was trying to get him! That he has never done before, holding him was the only way I could get him to not attack, but honestly I can see the look in his eyes, he really hates me! He is much friendlier with my husband, and while aggressive with the others who live at my house, he is the most aggressive with me. The chicken, bless her soul, tries to stop him when he attacks me. I have heard that neutering or estrogen treatment could calm him. Is there any way I can use hormones to reduce his testosterone? I don't want to get rid of him, but if he isn't calm by the summer, I will have to, as I don't want to risk my grandchildren or others playing in my yard of getting pecked to death. He is very nice to my husband, although he does bite him on occasion, but not the full blown feather raising pterodactyl attacks that he does to me! I could never bring myself to cull him, and I'm not sure if there is a farm or rescue that will accept an aggressive rooster. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

If he is doing this now he will ONLY get worse. What are you going to do if he attacks a child or baby? Save yourself the trouble and cull him now. My saying is "there's no space on a farm for a mean animal if they can potentially be dinner". If you let this go he will absolutely attack a child or a neighbor etc. Dont let it even get back to that point because I've bene in your exact shoes with a roo I loved and was good with me...it started with aggression towards the wife and we tried to work with him...when he tried to spur the 3 year old neighbor girl that was it. Trust me please...this will escalate.

If hes a dick to you hes probably a jerk to the hens too...I expect things might even calm down in the hen house. On a side note you can always rehome him and tell the people why you're rehoming him.