Not sure about what to do with my Roo. Would love some advice!

We have a six month old Golden Comet Rooster and 13 Bard Rock pullets ( 12 weeks old) who have been living together peacefully and happily all summer. The rooster has recently shown his ugly side and attacked our 3 year old son. Since then I have kept him locked in the run all day while the BRs continue to free-range. I let him out a couple of hours before dusk ( when we are inside for the night), he free-ranges with the girls and then they all go in their coop together for the night. My question is, can this possibly be a long term solution? I feel very guilty about locking him up. Maybe he would be better off in another home? I have tried with no luck to re-home him, and I don't want to kill him. We do have three other chickens in a separate coop two hens and a sweet BR rooster, the 13 BR pullets hang out with them most of the day.

 

Thanks for the reply I would love to keep doing what I have been doing, I just wasn't sure if it was ok to leave him locked up alone all day. He sees all of the other chickens running around and it seems unfair. I did post him on Craigslist with no luck. He's one of my favorites, I would rather that he didn't become someone's dinner.

 

I appreciate all of the comments, I'm still fairly new to raising chickens so I am constantly re-evaluating things. Lbrad7 you are right, there is always a chance of the roo getting out or my son going outside unsupervised. I guess it's goodbye to the roo. It's amazing to me how fast a rooster can change temperament. He used to love being held and would follow us around the yard. Is it hormonal???

 

That is very interesting. I don't think that I am cut out for keeping a rooster. That's alright, I love my girls. Thanks for all of the advice!