Id say if u weren't hurt and he's respecting u just keep an eye out for now. Even one of my porcelain bantam roo's grabbed my leg and rode me around for 5 minutes once. and they are calm little boys. hes never done it again. If it becomes a regular occurance or he does it to visitors or the kid id start looking for a home for him. I personally dont want my roos chasing people, since they are exposed to dozens of strangers daily.
I love that mine follow me, makes me feel like im the Head mfic.No, I am NOT part of the pecking order.
I am The Giant Who Brings Food. I do not want the birds treating me like another bird. I want them to treat me like a horse or a cow or some other irresistible force of nature that has nothing to do with chicken society.
My little porclains will come to save my hens if they get spooked when im inspecting them lol. my big silkie male red.... that dude wouldnt risk his self to sve any of my hens. Im glad the porclains are tiny. cus they 3 or 4 times they "saved" a hen i found their tiny bites crazyness. Luckily for me I have got it where most of the hens are calm to be handled now that they are laying.
my silkie roos getting spurs now. finnaly seeing the bumps. I doubt he would use them for anything but to save his own butt. the giant egg head.
and for context they only times my roo nipped me i was removing zip ties from hens that had got to big. so the hens really did sound like they were in trouble lol.
Same lesson learned, same teacher (I have learned from you in this and have made use of the tactic of "walking through" my boys. So far, so good.
@Folly's place )We've been in contact with chickens and roosters just very little (three years) and we have game chickens (or fighting chickens as they call them in our country; something I personally hate to see) which are, I've heard, more temperamental than other chickens breeds, and I have to say that I agree with Cackel Shack. I wouldn't blame our rooster for the only time he spurred (a few years back), two of the chickens we're fighting and I came to separate them, bent down and grabbed one and he hadn't seen exactly what was going on so the spurred my leg thinking I was the one causing the distress. Never again has he done that and he's never been aggressive towards us and we walk real close by him all the time. We have a trust relationship with him I'd say because we've helped scare of eagles, hawks and even the odd dog that goes through the fence or comes too close to it; he calls for our help. That being said when he's chased other younger cockrells that he fathers, we chase him away, so he knows now what we like and what we don't. We just have to come out and call "Champion, no!" and he'll stop.Roosters get a bad rap and are often culled needlessly, their behavior towards people is often due to the chicken keeper. Roosters are naturally protective of their flock, that's what they do....it's a natural calling. An owner has to establish trust with the rooster. From the time they are cockerels, you need to show them you are important and trustworthy. Hand feed roosters a treat every day to get them to realize you are a safe friend. When they feel comfortable eating from your hand then start to pet them. At night go out to the coop every evening when they are roosting and talk to the rooster, give him some friendly pats or rub his comb and say good night. He will come to like you just like a pet dog. You will become a member of the flock and he'll leave you alone. Never show any fear around your rooster, even if you're not sure about his behavior, rather..... walk behind him shooing him in front of you so he knows you are the boss. As far as little children in a rooster's territory, I would not advise it. They get agitated seeing small people running. If you do allow a small child in his area, take a garden rake as protection to stop any attack if he comes at the child. Don't blame the rooster, he does not know the child well, he trusts you but anyone else the old urge to protect his hens will take charge of his head. Never be mean to a rooster who is protecting his flock, if you do that he will lose trust in you. Remember roosters are born with a job to do and a good one will protect his hens to the death from predators on the ground, and he will always watch the sky for predators in the sky. He will feed his hens and show them where tasty food is. He will break up fights among the hens, he'll make sure they have nice nest boxes, etc. Just have some patience with roosters.
