Roo chased me arround the yard!

[beekybuzzard]

Agree with chickbea and ksacres. If you are going to raise it then either eat it or learn to deal with the temper better(yours). 30 kicks ,at least and a bloodied comb and or beak is way overboard. The simple solution was to drop the hen then deal with the rooster. I have been stomped (horse), tossed (bull) and almost bitten,only got my sleeve,(650 lb hog), and have yet to lose it quite that badly. Most of the above problems were due to something I did wrong or just did not pay attention to, but you first seperate yourself from the offending animal and fix the problem in a calmer, and it's not always easy to do, manner. And yes, around here if a game management officer had seen this you would been in a world of hurt. No problem with killing him and eating him, that is why I raise most of what I do, but at the point of 30 or more kicks you passed into animal cruelty.
Just the opinion of a 41 year old country boy but there it is.

 

[Churkenduse]

Aggression towards a leader is not acceptable in any form.
If you cannot get a grip on him you must get rid of it.
Is it more important to keep him or is you life more important.
I had a small dog that tried to make me dinner many times and in the end it got so bad the Dr. told me she was getting very close to seriously injuring me. She was put down Valentines day, it broke my heart but they are animals and we are people. Get my drift? I am sorry that happened to you. I know it is very painful.

 

[Wynette]

I've not wanted to voice my opinion much on this matter, because I know emotions are raised by all involved. However, I have to say I agree that kicking any animal 30 times is excessive in my personal opinion. I'd rather see someone humanley euthanize rather than abuse an animal. Any animal. That being said, I also understand how angry they make you, and that sometimes you just can't control yourself. Especially when you feel like you're doing everything you can for them (feeding, caring for them when they're ill, trying to "make friends" with them, loving on them). But, we need to remember these are animals....with instincts that are there for a reason. Regardless of how angry we get, we need to respect them. Just try to make a better choice next time. Hopefully, with all the feedback you've gotten, you'll be able to find a difference option that will work better for you next time. Good luck!

 

[brooster]

I did not have the hen in my hands the whole time. I put her down after a little while when i had a chance, i would have put her down right away, but i would have had to drop her or throw her, because i didnt want to get my face any closer to the roo, and i dindnt want to hurt my hen. How else was i supposed to protect my self? Even after i put the hen down he was jumping all over me. I have a scratch mark on my stomach from his first hit. I couldnt get away from him either. I dint want to kick him anymore, he is my pet afterall, but i was walking backwards trying to get to the house as he was jumping on me, it was the only way to keep him away from me. Most of the kicks were not hard either just enough to keep him away, i admit i kicked him a good one once when he was in the air, and the one time he ducked and i caught his comb.
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How in the world am i supposed to do that? I wouldnt have my face left, or at least eyes. I have done hat before, but not when he was this out of control.I have been working with him, and have been dealing with agression, but this was beyond agression. My pant legs are cover with mudd, just to show how much he was jumping on me. And just so you all know, i love all my animals, and do not believe in animal cruelty. Oh yea,I wasnt just kicking a helpless rooster lying on the ground, that would be animal creulty, i was just keeping him off of me. I dont know how many kicks it was, some were just shoves some were slight kicks. Times goes by slow when you are in that situation, so it could have just seemed like that many kicks, i dont know. un

 

[brooster]

Wynette :

I also understand how angry they make you, and that sometimes you just can't control yourself. Especially when you feel like you're doing everything you can for them (feeding, caring for them when they're ill, trying to "make friends" with them, loving on them).

I dindt like lose it, or go crazy or something. I was just protecting my self. I understand animals and how they differ from us, I forgive him, he is a cock after all. I see where they get thier names, they dont give up. I think about long a cock fight must last, that has to be horrible. Makes me sick

Edited to add: The title is kind of wrong, i didnt kick my roo around the yard like a kickball, he chased me arround the yard and i protected myself.​

 

[rooster-red]

You have to understand that you initiated the attack when you grabbed the hen and she sqawked, and the rooster responded exactly as nature intended because at that point you were a threat as roosters see it, so you can't blame the rooster.

That point is where a human can diffuse the situation by being smarter than the animal.

I would have dropped the hen, that way there is no longer a threat and the rooster can start to calm down.

Remove the threat, remove the motivation for the attack.

I would then catch the rooster and lock him up in a coop or cage, and catch the hen and do what I needed to do with her.

I know from personal experience that this works. now my roo's will take notice if I pick up a hen and she screams bloody murder, they might even approach me to checkout what I'm doing, but now they trust me enough to just stand and watch, because they no longer see me as a threat.


I understand that you were trying to defend youself, but you can stop the attack without kicking the animal 30 times if you just stop and think.

You have a good roo there, just work with him.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Well said Brooster! I have raised animals all my life and have found while there are times you can simply get out of the situation there are times that it is not so easy to remove yourself and then you must defend yourself. Yes animials deserve respect and to be treated good but, that doesn't mean you can't defend yourself. A rooster may not be able to kill (as someone mentioned) but they can do severe damage.

 

[ksacres]

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How in the world am i supposed to do that?

If he was close enough to kick and not backing off, he was close enough to grab. You won't hurt him, get a handle on both legs and use your free hand to push his chest down. Just make sure he can't catch flapping wings on anything as that CAN injure him.

If you are going to have chickens, you are going to have to learn how to handle them. Remember, you are A LOT bigger than he is, you can control him and hold him away from your face.

 

[brooster]

I thought about picking him up, but figured he would jump at my face, dont want that to happen. so i just kept backing up and he kept chasing me.

 

[TransplantedTexan]

I agree with slyfoxpeeps and you Brooster.
I have a EE rooster that had a huge attitude problem. He would attack me, and the rest of the family. This is when I was free ranging them about twelve hours a day so you never knew when he was gonna come after you.
I tried the pick him up deal, I tried a soft kick here and there. Nothing worked. He would just keep coming.
Finally one morning I was sitting in the car waiting for the wife to come out, we carpool. I turn around to see whats taking her so long and the rooster has her at bay about 15 feet from the house door. He jumping at her and shes waving her coat at it trying to fend it off. I had had it by that time, so I jump out of the car and make a bee line for them.
when I got there I kicked it sqauare in the head, I was trying to dispatch the thing once and for all. Well, he waddled off and did not die. That was the last time he attacked any one though. Now he walks a big circle when any one comes by hinm like Slyfoxpeeps said. He avoids us.
This will probably draw heat but to me he is an animal attacking. A less drastic measure should be taken at first like shooing/carrying by the feet, but if that doesn't work then I am taking it's head off either with an axe or my boot.