Rocco needs a new home

[grimresa]

As you can see, Rocco loves my husband. Me not so much. Or anyone else for that matter. He lives in a cage inside the house. I have to lock myself in my bedroom when my husband lets him out. I have had many puncture wounds to my arms and legs. he is relentless. I have had bruises for weeks because of his ridiculously hard spurs. Today I came home and he was loose in the house. I was in the kitchen minding my own business when he came in and attacked me from behind. I had to protect myself with a chair and walk backward to the door, as he continuously lunged at me with everything he's got. I have a hole in my arm and for certain will have a large bruise there for weeks, as I do every time he gets me. I'm telling you this because I do not want to pretend that he will be a fun pet. He is a fun pet...for my husband...but not for me or anyone else in my house. If you know of anyone on or near Long Island, New York who is willing to take him I would drive him almost anywhere. I do not want to put him down. He is a vicious protector of the flock but I can't do this anymore. Thanks

 

[redinator]

I'm currently having the opposite problem. One of my cockerels has decided I'm the only person allowed in the yard. He behaves when I'm outside with the other person, but lunges at them if I leave his sightline. I'm not sure if it's because he feels safer when I'm in the yard with them, or because he knows I will stand up to him. Either way, if he ever lunges at me he's done. Thankfully I don't need help often, but when I'm not home he gets locked up.

Edit: Why is he caged in the house to begin with? This is no different than having an aggressive dog attacking people and it shouldn't ever be tolerated. If he's no out protecting the flock or breeding hens why keep him?

 

[WildNectarine]

I’ll be honest with you, I don’t know how rehoming is going to go for him. Either he’s going to be used for fighting, or he’s going to do what he does to you, to someone else. His genetics should also not be spread, ever. I genuinely think the nicest thing you could do for him is humanely cull. I’m so sorry.

 

[grimresa]

I'm currently having the opposite problem. One of my cockerels has decided I'm the only person allowed in the yard. He behaves when I'm outside with the other person, but lunges at them if I leave his sightline. I'm not sure if it's because he feels safer when I'm in the yard with them, or because he knows I will stand up to him. Either way, if he ever lunges at me he's done. Thankfully I don't need help often, but when I'm not home he gets locked up.

Edit: Why is he caged in the house to begin with? This is no different than having an aggressive dog attacking people and it shouldn't ever be tolerated. If he's no out protecting the flock or breeding hens why keep h

I adopted two hens with him last year when they hatched at the school where I work. I didn't know what I was getting, but I was fine with having a rooster. One of the hens has splay leg so she stays inside in a retrofit situation so she can be upright and feed herself etc. She even lays eggs lol. When the other hen and the rooster got too big to be inside, we moved them outside to a coop and a pen, where they stayed until December. My neighbors called Animal Control several times, so when it got cold my husband brought them into the house. However, he was aggressive with me soon after they moved outside. And everyone else he met. He would attack people in my driveway when my husband let him roam outside the pen. He'd sit on the fence and wait for me to come home and then stand by my car door to attack me when I got out. Caging him didn't actually make him worse. That being said, when spring came I told my husband to put them back outside, but he does not want to. He says they are "happy" living inside. The hen actually does, because she gets to roam free alot more than he does. My husband lets him out for a few hours a day. I want them moved outside, but I cannot physically move him. I will tell my husband that the rooster must go back outside until I can rehome him.

 

[LindsayDarling]

I adopted two hens with him last year when they hatched at the school where I work. I didn't know what I was getting, but I was fine with having a rooster. One of the hens has splay leg so she stays inside in a retrofit situation so she can be upright and feed herself etc. She even lays eggs lol. When the other hen and the rooster got too big to be inside, we moved them outside to a coop and a pen, where they stayed until December. My neighbors called Animal Control several times, so when it got cold my husband brought them into the house. However, he was aggressive with me soon after they moved outside. And everyone else he met. He would attack people in my driveway when my husband let him roam outside the pen. He'd sit on the fence and wait for me to come home and then stand by my car door to attack me when I got out. Caging him didn't actually make him worse. That being said, when spring came I told my husband to put them back outside, but he does not want to. He says they are "happy" living inside. The hen actually does, because she gets to roam free alot more than he does. My husband lets him out for a few hours a day. I want them moved outside, but I cannot physically move him. I will tell my husband that the rooster must go back outside until I can rehome him.

Just wanna say you have an amazingly big heart️ I hope Rocco finds a home or learns how to behave. There are groups dedicated to helping aggressive roosters/bonding with your roo. On instagram theres a page called Quakersandfernie. She is a rooster whisperer.

 

[redinator]

I’ll be honest with you, I don’t know how rehoming is going to go for him. Either he’s going to be used for fighting, or he’s going to do what he does to you, to someone else. His genetics should also not be spread, ever. I genuinely think the nicest thing you could do for him is humanely cull. I’m so sorry.

I strongly agree. IF you manage to rehome him you could be liable WHEN he hurts someone. IF he's put outside and he manages to hurt someone one you will be held accountable. He's too aggressive for a small yard flock and no one who raises/breeds chickens would keep him. Honestly, I'm appalled that your husband has allowed this to continue even though you've been injured several times.

 

[redinator]

Just wanna say you have an amazingly big heart️ I hope Rocco finds a home or learns how to behave. There are groups dedicated to helping aggressive roosters/bonding with your roo. On instagram theres a page called Quakersandfernie. She is a rooster whisperer.

Taming a rooster is only a temporary fix, if he breeds the hens his aggressive tendencies will pass down to the chicks perpetuating the problem.

 

[LindsayDarling]

Taming a rooster is only a temporary fix, if he breeds the hens his aggressive tendencies will pass down to the chicks perpetuating the problem.

It can be a permanent fix if he isnt bred. If there is total honesty in the re-homing- they know exactly what theyre getting- I don't think a previous owner would be liable for anything. Worth a shot anyway. I have land and several coops with chickens who are able to free range. The right setup can fix behavioral problems. He may do well in the proper setup/ space You never know. Good luck to you

 

[WildNectarine]

It can be a permanent fix if he isnt bred. If there is total honesty in the re-homing- they know exactly what theyre getting- I don't think a previous owner would be liable for anything. Worth a shot anyway. I have land and several coops with chickens who are able to free range. The right setup can fix behavioral problems. He may do well in the proper setup/ space You never know. Good luck to you

If you aren’t breeding him, then what’s he for, decoration? He just gets to harass the hens for nothing? I’d be wary of anyone who wants what he’s described as, like I said, he’ll probably end up a fighting bird, and that’s no life.

 

[LindsayDarling]

If you aren’t breeding him, then what’s he for, decoration? He just gets to harass the hens for nothing? I’d be wary of anyone who wants what he’s described as, like I said, he’ll probably end up a fighting bird, and that’s no life.

Roosters are not just for breeding. Their #1 job is to protect the girls. So this "harassment," isnt for nothing. I have several roosters on acreage that do an amazing job keeping my girls safe.