Allymcc1999
In the Brooder
- Oct 7, 2018
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My family has 3 roosters and 7 hens. We recently incubated some of our hen’s eggs which hatched into the 2 new roosters. Our main rooster his name is Sunny. The two new ones are Lyla and Cami, they are angles, so sweet and always come over and let us hold them. Sunny has always been aggressive (he never liked to be held), but recently he has started attacking me and my mom whenever we are in the coop. We can just be standing near him or the asking past to change feed/water or pet the goats and he’ll come and attack us. He now knows to attack me above my boots, where his kicks will actually hurt. I’ve tried picking him up and petting him. It’s always a fight to pick him up, chasing cornering, etc. Today I tried to pick him up, which I did after a while. I was holding him and he’d peck my hand, which he usually does. Today he actually pecked my face and I now have 3 cuts on my lip. I was holding him on my side when it happened. I have no clue what to do now. Is it even possible to become friends with him now? How do I handle him?