PLEASE HELP ROO ATTACKING KIDS

[celonecoop]

How old / large are the kids? What is their response to rooster coming after them?

5 years,4 years and 2 years and their all small for their age he knocked the two girls over I had to give him the boot and of course their scared I would be to. I've made up my mind he's gone tomorrow i'm not gonna mess around with him

 

[Biologrady]

I am admittedly a wuss about culling, and those with more experience might shake their heads, but if you temporarily removed the gray Roos to another pen and your favorite guy had a few days to get his confidence back, maybe he'd revert to his usual self? There's no guarantee that the newly dominant roo won't be a menace to the kids too now that he's got something to defend. I suggest you experiment with them over some time find the most stable rooster (or pair) if he's going to be free ranging. That said, there are a lot of voices of experience here, and it seems the common wisdom is that once a rooster learns he can dominate kids he continues it.
Good luck, and I feel for you in this situation!

 

[centrarchid]

Concern is for next go around with next generation of roosters. Some kids have knack for eliciting aggression in roosters. I try to get my kid to leave birds alone. Kid messing with birds can rile them, as can running away. I am investing quite a bit of effort into training my little rat how to behave around roosters since I have a few more than you and boy gets around them much of day. No bad roosters to date but if boy can not put rooster off quickly, then rooster is either culled immediately or penned up. So far the less than 2 year old has done things right by roosters but does get into it with broody hens but even there he is learning. He will tell you getting flogged smarts but he also knows why he gets it when he does.

 

[donrae]

I don't care "why" folks think he might have attacked. He's an animal that attacked humans, children, repeatedly. That is an automatic death sentence. Good for you, stand firm in your resolve. Don't let softies here try to sway you, you'd never ever be able to turn your back on him again. Plus, your job is to protect your kids, not kowtow to a hormonal rooster.

 

[centrarchid]

I don't care "why" folks think he might have attacked. He's an animal that attacked humans, children, repeatedly. That is an automatic death sentence. Good for you, stand firm in your resolve. Don't let softies here try to sway you, you'd never ever be able to turn your back on him again. Plus, your job is to protect your kids, not kowtow to a hormonal rooster.

Protect your kids first but do not provide conditions that put kids at greater risk in first place. If you consistently have difficulties with roosters, then do without the roosters to begin with.

 

[cestial225]

My kids are 1, 3 and 4 years old. We had a roo that attacked my 3 year old and he was dinner shortly after that. My kids know to stay away from the Roos and they do. If a roo goes after one of my babies they become dinner. I am not going to have my children afraid in their own yard. I dont feel bad about it either cause at my house chickens are not pets they are livestock.

 

[appps]

I would take this as a warning not to leave your children unattended while any of the roosters are out. It ended okay this time, next time your child could be scarred for life or loose an eye. Its not a risk worth taking. You have seen how easily a supposedly safe rooster can turn. Please don't let such small children get in that situation again now you have seen what can happen.

 

[celonecoop]

If I can get him today he's gonna be in lockup and then the freezer He went after my son again this morning and I'm not having it he's dinner!!!! I was right next to my son too! so I was able to boot him away thank god! Catching him will be the worst part he was always around me but now since I booted him away from the kids he runs from me

 

[centrarchid]

If I can get him today he's gonna be in lockup and then the freezer He went after my son again this morning and I'm not having it he's dinner!!!! I was right next to my son too! so I was able to boot him away thank god! Catching him will be the worst part he was always around me but now since I booted him away from the kids he runs from me

Getting rid of this rooster is way to go now but if booting birds has been employed prior to development of problem then the behavior likely is involved in promoting the current situation of a man-fighter.

 

[nelmsy]

Dont kill him