I just had to go through this. I got a beautiful Silver Laced roo from the neighbor. He was so darned mean though. It was kinda funny at first cause I wore my insulated carharts doing chores through the winter. Watching 6 pounds of roo go afer my 220 pound, 6'2" tall hubby was kinda funny too. We even named him Kato from the guy in the Pink Panther that liked to sneak up and try and the the drop on the inspector guy. Wearing just jeans as it warmed up, those wing joints of his HURT when he got me. I chased his feathered butt all over the run till I pinned him in a corner, snatched him up and gave him a good shake by a wing and his legs. I held him upside down till he was still then turned him loose. He left me alone for a good long while after that, and I was the only one able to go in the run as long as I never turned my back to him. It all changed when I let them free range. He'd come running up behind me,I'd whip around and he screetch to a halt and start pecking the ground like he wasn't in mid attack. He finally got me good though. He didn't stop and ended up bruising my all up and down my shins. He went after the hubby, the dogs, my lab mix lost over and over to him. Yesterday I realized I just bought 8 pullets and one is a little bitty roo, I have one Jersey Giant hen sitting on eggs by him, so I don't need a roo right now. He got processed along with the neighbors 3 meat birds. I have a grand baby he really could have hurt if she had been around to visit. I got tired of always having to watch over my shoulder when I wanted to go out and enjoy the other animals. There are free roos all over craigslist this time of year. It's just no worth it to have to deal with a mean one.
