- Jul 21, 2009
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Our previously, wonderful Buff Roo, 1 1/2 yrs. old, has changed dramatically regarding our contact with his girls (7 hens). He doesn't want anyone messing with them at all. He's a wonderful rooster, that's why I got the B.O. breed because I have two children (9 and 10) and wanted the most docile type.
Besides his quite ornery morning behavior (forget about interacting with him or the girls then!), but he's on alert all the time now. Chasing the children (not pecking them except on toes and no flying and spurring) and not even allowing himself to be picked up before like before.
He's not spurred anyone, but my husband is trying to remind him who's boss and has gotten it good on the hand today and it's becoming that we're uneasy and it wasn't like that before. It's like he doesn't trust us anymore. Now in all honesty, my dd hasn't been trusted by him for awhile, not letting her into the run with him and the hens, etc, due to her hyperactivity and problem with antagonizing and finding humor in aggitated chickens (and her brother, but that's for another forum), so she has been placed off limits in being in any contact until this situation improves.
Can someone tell me what's normal and what's not? I'd hate to turn him into supper. He's so good with his girls and has been good around the children and us (though I have only had an incident here and there, but I'm the food person, but am becomeing uneasy) for so long. Plus, he's beautiful.
What do you suggest in training him to trust us again? We're not strangers and are not a danger to his girls, but we are being treated like it. My son used to be able to come behind him and pick him up, the roo was my son's favorite, no problem; my husband, the same, but not anymore and my son is now wary, which doesn't help.
Should we start "showing" him who's the "boss" again like we did when he was maturing at a few months old, combined with treats and more contact?
Any advice by those who've gone through something similar and was able to change the situation?
Thanks, Rachel
Besides his quite ornery morning behavior (forget about interacting with him or the girls then!), but he's on alert all the time now. Chasing the children (not pecking them except on toes and no flying and spurring) and not even allowing himself to be picked up before like before.
He's not spurred anyone, but my husband is trying to remind him who's boss and has gotten it good on the hand today and it's becoming that we're uneasy and it wasn't like that before. It's like he doesn't trust us anymore. Now in all honesty, my dd hasn't been trusted by him for awhile, not letting her into the run with him and the hens, etc, due to her hyperactivity and problem with antagonizing and finding humor in aggitated chickens (and her brother, but that's for another forum), so she has been placed off limits in being in any contact until this situation improves.
Can someone tell me what's normal and what's not? I'd hate to turn him into supper. He's so good with his girls and has been good around the children and us (though I have only had an incident here and there, but I'm the food person, but am becomeing uneasy) for so long. Plus, he's beautiful.
What do you suggest in training him to trust us again? We're not strangers and are not a danger to his girls, but we are being treated like it. My son used to be able to come behind him and pick him up, the roo was my son's favorite, no problem; my husband, the same, but not anymore and my son is now wary, which doesn't help.
Should we start "showing" him who's the "boss" again like we did when he was maturing at a few months old, combined with treats and more contact?
Any advice by those who've gone through something similar and was able to change the situation?
Thanks, Rachel
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