North Carolina

[soupysmomma]

Ah... could it be any windy-er! Burrr! The kids and I were only out at the coop for a few mins today. I cannot handle sick kids again.

Did manage to get a few pics.... Enjoy!

Have a great day!

 

[Chasity]

I had one turn a little aggressive after the Massacre last year. I think he was just hyper vigil, and I got why, but could not allow with my young ones. The first time he grabbed at me I put my foot under him and gave him quite the lift. I was not concerned that he would dagger me through my boots. He was not used to flying as he was too heavy to get that far off the ground.

He did it to the hubby and same thing.

Then I tried to release birds that were aging into the group, and I had enough. When he went to jump in the other nesting box.. to get to the young on the other side, I grabbed his feet. He did not know what hit him. Looked quite shocked!

I put my hand up under his chest and I lifted him up, and tossed him out the door. He could not believe that I did this. He now had no hens, and he did not like it, just the last duck hen, and he became her ___________ (you can fill in the blank for yourself).

One day I came out there, and he had no tail feathers....they were on the ground??? I'm pretty sure that Daff got him.

He had been warned, and I followed though!

He ran around that fence all the time, and I no longer had to worrie about vines growing on the fence... a perk!

 

[BHep]

Jon...I would say...rooster.

 

[CJJenkins]

My EE, Butch, got an aggressive streak going, I first I tried manhandling him, kicking him away, and carrying a broom with me. Then a friend told me to turn him loose, tie a rope(like the string that comes around a bale of straw) about 6ft long, to his leg, leave it loose enough to let the blodd flow, but tight enough so it won't slip off. Then every time he come at you, step on, or grab the rope and hold him in place or upside down, or under your arm for a few minutes until he settles down, then 'toss' him away, or hold the very end with your foot and give him a light kick in the rump. My boy is extremely pretty and I so didn't want to have to give him away. He was soo mean and after a couple weeks he has gotten much more docile.

Thanks will try that when it gets warmer. I have put them up in a lot for the winter but warm weather will turn them out in the yard some. He tried to attack hubby yesterday and he caught him and held him upside down for a while and then carried him around while I tended to the food and water. He kept his distance after that, but today he is up to the same old stuff, I have to carry a stick to keep him back with. I told him that if he kept hitting the door trying to get at me, I was gonna open it and let him out to fend for himself!

 

[ramirezframing]

spray him with a water hose. anything you try you will have to try for a few weeks to see if it works. good luck

 

[wildriverswolf90]

Thanks will try that when it gets warmer.  I have put them up in a lot for the winter but warm weather will turn them out in the yard some.  He tried to attack hubby yesterday and he caught him and held him upside down for a while and then carried him around while I tended to the food and water.  He kept his distance after that, but today he is up to the same old stuff, I have to carry a stick to keep him back with.  I told him that if he kept hitting the door trying to get at me, I was gonna open it and let him out to fend for himself!

Turn him loose, that has worked the best for my boy, he is sleeping on top of the run at night. He has no coop and no girls to protect and it has put him in his place, especially since when I turned him out, i replaced him with a very submissive, bottom of the pecking order rooster.

 

[jdeoliveira74]

Jon...I would say...rooster.

I was thinking that also thanks new babies are settled in with a heat lamp in the shed nice a cozy

How old is the bird?? In the first pic it looks like a roo, but then the second pic, I'm not so sure.

they are about 10 weeks old and the one in the pic is alot bigger then the other one i have his comb and waddles are coming in already..

 

[CJJenkins]

Turn him loose, that has worked the best for my boy, he is sleeping on top of the run at night. He has no coop and no girls to protect and it has put him in his place, especially since when I turned him out, i replaced him with a very submissive, bottom of the pecking order rooster.

I think I like that idea best!

spray him with a water hose. anything you try you will have to try for a few weeks to see if it works. good luck

I have tried using a squirt bottle, since it's winter and he's in a lot that I don't want to wet any more than the weather has... Thanks though, when the weather gets warmer if he is still feeling feisty I will try the water hose.

 

[Chasity]

Quote: Turning him out will most likely put him in his place, as dramatic as it was, when I got hold of big Red that was what I did. He did mellow a lot after that too. I don't know about others, but if a bird does not mellow, after being held in a way that should make him submissive, or being ousted from the flock, I don't want him.

I have a Silkie that I think I am going to have to walk around with for a while, and see if he becomes more submissive, but if he does not, there will always be another bird that I don't have to worry about biting, or scratching me or my children. I can turn him out to the yard, but he is not as big as red was, so under supervision only. He bit at me yesterday when I was getting a young Sebright out that flew into the wrong run. She is very tame, and will just walk onto my hand, but I was afraid he would have his way with her, and she is so small for a roo to be grabbing.

 

[jdeoliveira74]

I may have sold my second coop tonight this is awesome
Jon