rogue rooster trying to kill me.

[The Moonshiner]

You have 11 pitbulls and some person got past them and invaded your bedroom?


The rooster problem goes way down the list of problems i see here.

Seems like a craving for attention tops the list.

 

[kwhites634]

I have 22 chickens..the roosters are almost equal to the hens and I tried to throw some of the roosters out of the pen to fend for themselves (I have 11 dogs, 8 cats, donkey and shetland pony). The chickens are currently housed in a house with a 12x24 outside pen..they use the doggy door to go in and out. The hens are currently sleeping on the roof since I didnt finish the covering. Anway one rooster kept getting out...and I kept putting him back in so he would be safe. Tony, the rooster is now the new owner of my property. He attacks me constantly so i carry a stick. I tried to hold him and cuddle him and he bit me which shocked me. Honestly, I was laughing so hard because i didnt know chickens bite but it started bleeding badly. My legs look like I was attacked by an ostrich. He chases me from an acre away. He wont attack the pit bulls, horse, or donkey but he wont back down from them either. He sits on the fence when i am in the shower and stairs at me. He is so creepy. He attacks the fence when I am safely able to get inside. I lost one hen a few days ago...she had no energy so i kept her on my bed and then put her in the quiet closet and she passed away. I need to put the other roosters outside the pen to give the hens a chance to rest. No one will take the roosters and not kill them. None of the roosters want to stay out of the pen..they all run back in. Should I shut up the access to the pen? The hens also have sunburn and I am worried that it will only get worse. I am in arizona. I wont give Tony away but I do have a dog pen I can keep him in part time..it is an 8x4. Im not worried about a cat or even a pit bull killing him...no one will go near him.

You're not going to like this, but IMO it's time to process him or rehome him, before he hurts you. Then you can concentrate on finishing the shelter for the others.

 

[starri33]

I'm in AZ as well, Northern AZ, the winds are horrible, so that tarp while better than nothing is going to be shredded quickly. You have far to many roo's for your number of hens, they need to be rehomed, if you are afraid of listing them on Craig's list, then put a sign up at the local feed stores, ask about any rescues for chickens. All else fails, take them to the animal shelter. But do let them know that the roo is attacking, just giving him away without that warning is inviting small children to be attacked, if you can not take his head, find someone who can. I've got a roo sitting in my freezer for doing the same thing, I tried everything I could think of to stop him and he would not. I have a 71 y.o. friend who's going to be house/pet sitting for us, there is no way that I would allow her to get hurt.

 

[The Moonshiner]

You need one of these...

Next time the blood bath stalker shows up you load Tony up and catapult him in their car window.
Two problems solved.

 

[starri33]

You need one of these...
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Next time the blood bath stalker shows up you load Tony up and catapult him in their car window.
Two problems solved.

, where can I buy one of those or find the blue prints to build one? while my roo that was attacking now resides in the freezer. I could put cactus in it.. would probably work better than a evil roo.

 

[Chickassan]

You need bathroom curtains.

 

[50-45-1]

Hey, that Chicken Chucker, with the right velocity could double as a chicken plucker.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Slow your roll...
Make your chickens a priority. Take the time now to make things right. I sometimes bite off more than I can chew and then find myself overwhelmed.
If your first goal is too rehome or cull extra roosters...then do that. Finish what ever project you start... I’m guilty so I emphasize. You can do this. Pump the breaks and pick your first priority.
The chickens deserve the very best you can do.

 

[Sea Wolf]

Roosters are not worth anything. No one wants them except for the pot because of the aggression issues. If you want a rooster, select the nicest one you have and kill the rest. Roosters kept in a bunch are stressed and not happy because they will start fighting each other. Out of every 10 roosters I hatch out, I get maybe one nice one that gets rehomed. The others are killed and fed to the local fox family. I will not rehome a roo that is attacking people or pets.

 

[MountainWoman73]

Eat him. Or give him to someone who will eat him.