Rooster attacked my toddler

[Theurbanhomestead]

I had a rooster do that to my 4 year old. The chickens are free range and she was not even near them, at least 100 feet, the rooster suddenly charged across the yard passed me and knocked her down. Never had done that before and I didn't think it would be an issue because we were all out there. Long story short that was the day I learned how to process a chicken.

 

[kattabelly]

Not to cast doubt on the OP specifically but with threads like this I think it's also worth questioning what the "attack" or "aggression" actually looked like, and what led up to it.

There's a big difference between an animal that's genuinely, severely human-aggressive and unlikely to change without a huge amount of work, and an animal that reacted defensively after all its previous signs of fear or discomfort went un-noticed, or just wants something but hasn't yet learnt that humans don't speak chicken very well and need to be shown respect and good manners. They could quite easily look the same though, particularly based on one interaction, to someone who's fairly new to chickens and has only heard about mean aggressive roosters and how death is the only way to deal with any kind of unwanted behaviour.

 

[McChooky]

I had a rooster do that to my 4 year old. The chickens are free range and she was not even near them, at least 100 feet, the rooster suddenly charged across the yard passed me and knocked her down. Never had done that before and I didn't think it would be an issue because we were all out there. Long story short that was the day I learned how to process a chicken.

I have a 3 yr old rooster who became aggressive this summer but spraying him with vinegar water stopped him in his tracks.He has some spurs which would definitely motivate me to learn too.Glad you permanently fixed your problem.There are too many good roosters to tolerate a bad one!

 

[WhatsUpDuck]

I do want to post this tip for anyone else who reads this. Make sure to teach your children NOT to chase a rooster or hen!! That can cause all kinds of aggression and problems!

I would cull the roo.

 

[McChooky]

I'm keeping one of the cockerels my broody hatched last fall.So far He hasn't shown any sign of aggression when I'm around the hens or when I lock them up at night.My current rooster is 3 yrs old

 

[WhatsUpDuck]

I'm not against roos I have some
I think we just have to be very aware and cautious and remember it's not a puppy it is a wild animal we have tamed. I try to prepare myself that I may have to put one down if aggression becomes a reality!