My rooster is attacking me

[ChocolateMouse]

Yep. Eat him. Maybe if you can't offer him to someone who can. Some folks on CL will happily take a mean rooster for their own stewpot.

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

I have a rooster with the personality of a rabid badger, and I corrected our relationship by handling him. Anytime he dropped his wing at me, I'd snatch him up, tuck him under my arm and walk around the yard for 20 minutes or until he calmed down. Once I put him down, I'd walk behind him, marching him out of and around his territory. If he gets after anyone else, I ask them to do the same thing. Most won't - too scared of hurting him as he's just a little guy - so I do it for them. I couple that with as-needed timeout and preventative timeouts. Currently, he's in the coop for a couple of days while my grandmother visits. He f-ing hates her.

He's a decent enough rooster and very beautiful so for me he was worth saving.

That's the question. How valuable is this rooster to you?

 

[The Moonshiner]

I have a rooster with the personality of a rabid badger,

He's a decent enough rooster and very beautiful so for me he was worth saving.

That's the question. How valuable is this rooster to you?

Doesn't sound too decent. And really is decent enough enough?
And for the OP if yours doesn't lay golden eggs he isn't valuable enough to waste another day on.

These threads have been showing up it seems every other day.
I truly don't see why anyone would put an ounce of effort into fixing or keeping these roosters.
People would leave a spouse if they acted this way towards them what the heck makes these rooster worth attempting to coexist with.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

That rooster would be in my crock pot. Don't put up with that, and as other's have said, if you can't find it in yourself to eat one of your chickens, there are plenty around who can and will. I agree with previous poster. Wait till dark, when he's sleeping and grab him off the roost and put him in a dog crate. Depending on where you live, there may be people around who would take him off your hands for their own dinner table. Check for a local butcher maybe...

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

'Decent enough' is enough for me and my situation. It's probably not acceptable to many other chicken keepers and that's okay. We each manage our flocks in our own way and come here to share/seek information. I'm going to share my experience and practices and hope that someone learns something from it.

I think these types of posts are occurring with more frequency for three reasons:
- Chickens aren't just chickens anymore - they're pets, the feathered equivalent of a dog. People want to understand why their chicken is behaving like a d-bag. Most people would take their dog to a trainer/behaviorist before putting it down or rehoming it.

- More and more people are getting chickens without fully understanding that raising chickens, especially with a rooster, isn't easy.

- People want alternatives to 'freezer camp' and 'stewpot.'

 

[Desuro]

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Before really decided what to do I had to go out there and feed him and he attacked again so I just fall back I had to fight back it was him or me afterwords I pushed him down to the ground and held him down and I just watch them now and if he starts looking at me I'll say come on and I raise my **** up and I'm ready to go

 

[Desuro]

Before really decided what to do I had to go out there and feed him and he attacked again so I just fall back I had to fight back it was him or me afterwords I pushed him down to the ground and held him down and I just watch them now and if he starts looking at me I'll say come on and I raise my **** up and I'm ready to go

Raise my foot up and a fallback fart fart FAUGHT damn auto correct

 

[Desuro]

I have a rooster with the personality of a rabid badger, and I corrected our relationship by handling him. Anytime he dropped his wing at me, I'd snatch him up, tuck him under my arm and walk around the yard for 20 minutes or until he calmed down. Once I put him down, I'd walk behind him, marching him out of and around his territory. If he gets after anyone else, I ask them to do the same thing. Most won't - too scared of hurting him as he's just a little guy - so I do it for them. I couple that with as-needed timeout and preventative timeouts. Currently, he's in the coop for a couple of days while my grandmother visits. He f-ing hates her.

He's a decent enough rooster and very beautiful so for me he was worth saving.

That's the question. How valuable is this rooster to you?

Well he is a Cornish ex bought March 1 so you can imagine how much food he ate since then

 

[JudysMuscovy]

I carry a net also when I had a rooster even think about coming after me! Now when the other Roosters see me take the net off the hook they start squawking

 

[Steve J]

My red jungle fowl only comes after me when I have to catch one of his hens. All I do is carry a broom and push it under him everytime he comes in. He jumps and fusses , but he can't get to me. Doesn't hurt him either.