my rooster is attacking me!!!

[Sjisty]

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My roo does the same thing. I hear this "freight train" noise coming up behind me. I turn around and there he is. He stops dead in his tracks and looks at me like "I'm such an angel, I would never attack you." The couple of times I didn't turn around, I got flogged.

I raised this guy from an egg and have loved him for 2 years now, so I'm going to try to break him from it. He's a big light Brahma boy but I'm bigger!

 

[muell112]

My rooster will occasionally attack me - for instance, if I wear white shoes into the coop or a plad shirt. I either grab him and hold him until he calms down or, if I'm wearing carharts, let him go at it - he'll stop after he sees that attacking doesn't get him anywhere. You could give him another chance or two and see if it blows over - I know with mine it does. I wouldn't recommend hitting him with anything, like some people may suggest. I think that just instigates a fight and makes you an even bigger threat. He's protecting his hens. I guess it's a different story if you have kids that interact with him.

 

[gootziecat]

I'd be curious to know the breed of everyone's rooster that attacks them. It might be interesting.

 

[chicken ridl]

KILL HIM!! No room for a mean bird. He will be hard on your hens and make your kids or grandkids afraid of all chickens.
He can also spread that kind of additude thru out the whole flock.

 

[muell112]

I have white capped polish rooster. I think when we wear tennis shoes in that are white that just sets him off. For the most part he's a good boy. My other two polish roosters haven't ever shown even an inkling of aggression (they are not dominant).

 

[robk0220]

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Use a shovel.

 

[laturcotte1]

Its all in the pecking order. If you let him push you around what's to stop the next roo. You'll just keep re homing these guys. Pick him up and hold onto him, if he does it again do it again. He needs to know who the boss it. I don't have a problem with the chickens but I have geese that will kick my ass if I let them. I never, ever walk away, they have to first, then when they do I goose them in the butt. They think about it the next time. Be confident and don't back down ever.

 

[Preservation Acres]

He needs a good a-- kicking. Don't hurt him, but humiliate him. Do it constantly, and he'll learn who's top rooster.

 

[six little chicks]

Spot my Barred Rock is starting to show signs of aggression, he's only five weeks old, so last night my boyfriend picked him up by his feet and let him sit that way for a few minutes, all the other chicks were bopping about under eath him, like they were saying "Haha, pick on us again and see what happens". When Spot was let down on the ground again, he puffed right up and ran into the coop to hide, like he was embarrassed. We'll see if he decides to try picking one everyone again. I will not tolerate a mean rooster. I wonder if it's because he's the smallest out of the six??

 

[sandiklaws]

I had a mean free range banty roo when my oldest son was 4 (he is 21 now), roo would jump at me and absolutely terrify my kiddo. I quickly taught the roo to respect me, but Nate was still afraid of him. Unsure what to do, I told my 4 year old son to kick the roo whenever he saw him... need I mention that a four year old kid has poor co-ordination? Nate refused to kick the rooster and chose to live in terror of him instead. Since I am a single parent and a rather tough cookie, I told him to figure it out and reiterated about kicking him... I also told him to go outside and play. Nate was getting frustrated at the roo and one day I looked out the window to see Nate kicking the naughty roo around like a soccer ball. I only rescued the roo when Nate cornered him. That bugger never looked at either of us ever again! Unfortunately Nate tried the same method w/ a tough old gander some mystery person gifted our farm w/... poor kiddo got dragged by the thigh by the monster all while getting whacked black and blue by goose wings! That was that birds last day on earth.. but not before he had bruised my four year old son from head to toe. What works w/ roos can't be trusted to work w/ nasty old ganders!