Rooster Attacks

[speckledhen]

No WAY they are all like him. Yes, we are serious. Temperament is heritable and he will pass on that temperament to his sons.

Why put up with a human-aggressive rooster when you can have one like my Isaac, who does his duty as he should, and is completely easygoing and friendly? Check out the video in this post for proof of what a rooster can be like:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/384349/sdwd/14610#post_8894682
Another video from photobucket: http://s673.photobucket.com/albums/vv95/Mtnviewpoultry/Video Clips/?action=view&current=DSCN5537.mp4

Ike was not handled much as a chick. He comes from a line of Delawares chosen for temperament. Some breeders may not care about that, but 99% of backyard flock owners and a large portion of quality breeders sure do.

I do not require my roosters to be cuddly, but I do require them to be intelligent enough not to attack the hand that feeds them.

 

[addietief]

A big thank you to all that replied to me. Your answers were a big help and now I know a bit more about roosters and what to and what not to expect. We will be getting another rooster and getting rid of him. Thanks. This forum is very helpful.

 

[Mike Winters]

iv trained my rooster to head for hills and make an alarm call when every i pick up a broom or umbrella

 

[speckledhen]

iv trained my rooster to head for hills and make an alarm call when every i pick up a broom or umbrella

That's what I don't want to have to do, carry a weapon. It doesn't mean you've really changed the rooster. It means he's avoiding you. He may not try to avoid someone else. And his temperament is still the same, still heritable.

 

[Pele]

That's what I don't want to have to do, carry a weapon. It doesn't mean you've really changed the rooster. It means he's avoiding you. He may not try to avoid someone else. And his temperament is still the same, still heritable.

x2 Not only that, but if you've trained your rooster that you are a threat, he'll be watching for you, not for predators like he should.

Life is too short for nasty abusive males, no matter what species. There's too many nice and sweet ones out there just waiting for a chance.

 

[locke2121]

Horrible flashbacks to getting spurred by my grandma's rooster! Little so-and-so chased me over a half-acre plot when i was a kid and sunk about 1/2" of spur into my calf! We had fried chicken for supper that night hee hee hee.

 

[Mike Winters]

i dont need a broom to keep him away from me

 

[speckledhen]

i dont need a broom to keep him away from me

Then, I'm not sure what you meant by your previous post:

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Sorry if I misunderstood, but we were talking about rooster aggression and it's common for people to set up a situation where they must carry a broom, rake or other weapon into the chicken yard with them.

 

[chooniecat]

I don't like culling either(I would question someone that actually ENJOYED it!) but have learned after several years that I also don't like having my legs literally ripped/bruised for days on end only to have it happen again.I also used to carry around a weapon(broom) and altho that worked when i REMEMBERED the broom if the broom was over THERE and I was over HERE and being chased by roo it turned into quite the argument. NO MORE!And I refuse to "rehome" them(don't mind if someones going to make them into soup but MY rooster-MY soup) because I don't know how new "home" will handle the roos aggression(if it becomes necessary to kill I mean). have had bad experience with people being negligent/cruel.

 

[chooniecat]

No WAY they are all like him. Yes, we are serious. Temperament is heritable and he will pass on that temperament to his sons.

Why put up with a human-aggressive rooster when you can have one like my Isaac, who does his duty as he should, and is completely easygoing and friendly? Check out the video in this post for proof of what a rooster can be like:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/384349/sdwd/14610#post_8894682
Another video from photobucket: http://s673.photobucket.com/albums/vv95/Mtnviewpoultry/Video Clips/?action=view&current=DSCN5537.mp4

Ike was not handled much as a chick. He comes from a line of Delawares chosen for temperament. Some breeders may not care about that, but 99% of backyard flock owners and a large portion of quality breeders sure do.

I do not require my roosters to be cuddly, but I do require them to be intelligent enough not to attack the hand that feeds them.

I learned the hard way but SO agree. And I will also add passing said testy roo onto someone that COULD breed seems not quite good. Kinder/smarter to cull humanely.