My rooster is traumatized???! Please help!

[Mich123cookie]

You see, this whole week has been completed rain and the chickens coop floor is completely wet. My dad said he would help me make our (second) garage into a coop it would be dryer and safe. But my rooster spikey is very aggressive and is hard to work with. So... we took the hens first and moved them in and then ended up putting him in there. But my mom put him in by grabbing him by the tail and holding him tightly because he wouldn’t cooperate so when she settled him in he immediately jumped at her but she shut the gate door on him before he could reach her. And now he won’t move he has been standing in the same place since we left him. And I’m very worried, I really love him as my own child and I’m scared he might die of stress or not eating!!! What can I do please help!!!!!

 

[Kessel23]

The biggest concern in all of this is that he is human aggressive. Chickens definitely do not get stressed out that easily, he is just confused with the new environment, he will settle in fast. I definitely would not worry about him dying of stress or starving himself. If he hasn't moved or eaten and he has been in there for a long period of time then he might be ill, unless you guys somehow injured him while moving him but you would really need to give him a beating to do that. Grabbing a rooster by the tail will not cause serious injuries that could traumatize him.

 

[SniperGoose]

X2 Kessel23
Human aggressive birds aren't something to take lightly. I had an extremely aggressive accidental cockerel that came with my order of pullets years ago. I decided to keep him, and as he grew older, he became more and more aggressive - towards everyone. I tried to change his behavior, but nothing worked. After a while we were very fed up with him and culled him. Haven't regretted the decision. I don't think I would ever tolerate a roo like that again, having dealt with it, but that's just me.
I don't think your rooster is traumatized. Roos have such a high pain tolerance for one thing, so I think he's fine. Heck I used to pick mine up by the legs when he wasn't behaving, and he was completely fine. Just give him some time, and he'll go back to his normal self.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Chickens hate change - he should adapt fine. As has been stated be careful in dealing with him. Spurring can cause scarring and infections.