Rooster Aggression Help

[AMURPHY227]

Hens shouldn’t have to wear anything, or even tolerate a bad rooster, they don’t deserve that.

But this rooster deserves to become soup? ok.

I put one one on one of my girls and I had an amazing rooster. He had a favorite and that did not make him a bad rooster at all. More hens would help that issue too.

I've had a bad rooster, and he was culled before he made a year old. This guy does not have a bad rooster.

 

[AMURPHY227]

A rooster’s job is to fertilize eggs, not protect hens, that’s your job. A chicken a couple pounds bigger is still a chicken, and won’t do much other than make it easy for predators to catch him by running right up. Sure there’s some cool stories of roosters fighting things off, but you and the hens shouldn’t have to suffer every day just because he might protect them.

Agree to disagree. Manage your flock how you want, but this guy was asking for advice probably because he doesn't want to cull his rooster. Have a great day!

 

[WildNectarine]

But this rooster deserves to become soup? ok.

I put one one on one of my girls and I had an amazing rooster. He had a favorite and that did not make him a bad rooster at all. More hens would help that issue too.

I've had a bad rooster, and he was culled before he made a year old. This guy does not have a bad rooster.

He’s hurting the hens and trying to hurt people. Soup, or isolation forever if you want to be nice.

 

[Camo chicken146]

Genetic aggression is not all that common. Does it happen, yes. Is it always the answer if a rooster acts out? No.

Genetic aggression is shown much earlier than 9 months old. And they 100% do grow out of it when its not genetics. 6 mos-2 years old their hormones are raging all over, then they level out and calm down. Too many people cull roosters for doing their jobs and not even realizing its probably some of their own actions the rooster is perceiving as a threat.

I have a 5 month old roo currently and his hormones are raging but he doesn't attack me or my family

 

[Camo chicken146]

oh and I forgot to add he is nice to the hens and courts them

edit: and like @WildNectarine pointed out if the hens are in misery that's also not good and he won't all the sudden get better with them

edit 2: @AMURPHY227 yes sometimes saddles are needs for the favorite girls but in general the hens should not be miserable

 

[WildNectarine]

Spreading the aggressive genetics isn’t good either, so if he can’t protect the hens or fertilize them, he’s basically useless unless he’s pretty enough to be an ornamental type pet in a cage somewhere.

 

[Camo chicken146]

I wouldn't isolate him. He's just being a rooster.

if he's overmating and hurting hens then he does need to be separated until something is done

 

[AMURPHY227]

I have a 5 month old roo currently and his hormones are raging but he doesn't attack me or my family

I didn't see where he said was he was attacking.
I guess I am more literal when reading things lol....it's a blessing and a curse
To me, attacking is flogging, spurring, etc.. where I view aggression as more so them being testy....which can be corrected before an attack happens. So thats where my advice was coming from.

 

[Camo chicken146]

Genetic aggression is not all that common. Does it happen, yes. Is it always the answer if a rooster acts out? No.

your right it's not always the case but most of the time yes because the genes of an animal can code its instincts and behaviors, that why on BYC you here a lot of people say don't breed the aggressive roosters because their chicks are more likely to become mean. lots of people have experience with that.

And thats how people were able to breed game birds for more super super aggressive behavior against other roosters for cock fighting, they did it by breeding the most aggressive roos which passed down there very aggressive traits to their offspring. so genetics is definitely the biggest reason a roo can become bad IMO

 

[Camo chicken146]

I didn't see where he said was he was attacking.

your right he didn't say he was attacking but he said he was being really aggressive with him and his family so we can assume more than likely he has been attacking in some sort of way