pet rooster spurring kids

[rooster-red]

This is from another post I made, I think it still applies:
All rooster will become aggressive to some degree as they mature. Thats what they are supposed to do. Remember that they are learning the limits and boundries. You have to play an interactive part in his behavioral development if you expect him to follow your rules and not natures.

It is possible to teach some aggressive roo's not to be aggressive to humans (I've done this on more than one occasion) but it depends on the individual rooster. They're not going to be lap babies, they're not going to suddenly like your cat/dog/other roo's, they're just not made that way. You have to understand there instictual drive to protect their flock.

If I have a maturing roo that gets aggressive with me, I first try to work with him. I think I owe that to myself and the rooster. If his behavior towards humans does not improve in 2 - 3 weeks and don't feel like I can turn my back on him, then I've done what I can do and he is culled, end of story.
If you don't want to spend the time to work with them or if you are afraid of them, get rid of them.

Some roo's respond to the "kill them with kindness" approach, and some have to go the riskier upside down approach, witch can kill them, but if we are at this point the next step would be the stew pot anyway.

If I have young children that I want to visit the chickens, I simply lock the roo away, eliminating all possibility of a roo attack. IMHO its just foolhearty to take a small child around a pitbull with feathers.

 

[ninny]

need to get rid of it!!!!! i had one like that only worse. my brother hit a couple times with a 2x4 and it still kept coming. but it loved my little brother and was his best friend. so we couldn't kill it cause it would brake my brothers heart. my horse even tried to kill it a few times. thankfully the female mastiff got in the end. if you don't need it for breeding i would get a silkie roo as they are very mild tempered and sweet.

 

[chickflick]

I have an agressive rooster. I have learned if I'm agressive towards him first, he backs away. When I see him close to me, I put out my arms like I want to catch him and walk towards him. He backs away and runs from me. And leaves me alone. Every time I'm close to him, I do this.
Roosters are bred to be agressive, so why are people so surprised by this??? They protect their flock. Anyone coming toward his girls, he sees as a predator. That's why we get roosters...to protect our flocks. We have to realize that, and protect small children from them. You would not leave your children with a pit bull or chow, would you?? We've all said this a million times before on this site, so why don't people listen. Never leave your small children alone with a rooster. And let the roosters do their jobs!

 

[Southern28Chick]

If it were me...I'd find it another home. Or instead of beating it, which is cruel and a terrible thing to do to an animal, be humane about it and cut off it's head. I'd rather be killed quickly then be beat and suffer.

Don't hate me...it's just my opinion.

 

[RoyalHillsLLC]

ChickFlick said"We've all said this a million times before on this site, so why don't people listen. Never leave your small children alone with a rooster. And let the roosters do their jobs!"
Be careful there. Nobody said we leave small children alone with them. We don't even allow them near them unless we are nearby. It doesn't take but a second for them to turn on you. Let's be constructive with the criticism, not accusational, OK?
i didn't ask for your child-rearing advice, just chicken advice.

 

[chickflick]

Now, hitting the poor bird with a 2x4....just think if that 2x4 was a dog, yes, the rooster will continue to fight back to protect his flock....

That's what you want in a rooster. Got to look at it in a different way......he's doing his job. Rooster sees danger..... Rocky attacked a plastic bowl I had in my hand....kept at it until he made sure that plastic bowl would not hurt his girls. He didn't realize what it was, just something that might hurt his girls.
People get guard dogs to protect their homes.... and they are agressive towards strangers....and sometimes turn on their owners. Precaution has to be taken.

 

[chickflick]

I didn't mean to sound accusing. Maybe I should have said.....Never ever let small childern near a rooster....with adult supervision or not. As you said, they do turn on you in a second.

 

[tink]

I will throw my 2 cents in....I would leave my children with my Pitbull and my Rooster.....The two of them are friends.....no worries here.

Sorry you are having trouble.....I believe it truly depends on each animal.....you can't make a general judgement on any creature.....even the human creatures!! lol
Tink

 

[Frozen Feathers]

We went through this with my Phoenix this spring. He spurred my 2 year old DD pretty badly on her belly and I thought very much of cutting his head off. I didn't do that, mainly because it came out of the blue. He has never threatened to attack anyone before and hasn't since. She was any easy target and I should have known better then to let her play with a rooster. I lock him in when DD and I go out to play.

He has a healthy fear of me, I think one of the main reasons is I will run across the yard if I see him, mounting girls, dancing for them or crowing and I chase him away from the hens. Those three things are him saying that he is the boss of this territory. Well, when I'm outside, I'm the boss and he knows it. All I have to is look at him and he knows he better go on the other side of the yard. Of course I want him to the boss when I'm not around.

 

[RoyalHillsLLC]

Angie, this makes sense to me. However, since I no longer free range except when we can be there to supervise (predator problems), it sounds like I don't really need a rooster as bad anymore.