Rooster behavior

[Mrs. K]

If you have young children, get rid of him, you are risking too much. And really it is not funny, it is scary as hell. If you leave him, he will probably be attacking you soon enough, and most definitely the children.

 

[Folly's place]

x2!!! Mary

 

[bobbi-j]

If you have young children, get rid of him, you are risking too much. And really it is not funny, it is scary as hell. If you leave him, he will probably be attacking you soon enough, and most definitely the children.

x3 (Maybe your wife will find some amusement in it, though, when he attacks you)

 

[donrae]

If you have young children, get rid of him, you are risking too much. And really it is not funny, it is scary as hell. If you leave him, he will probably be attacking you soon enough, and most definitely the children.

This. If it's gone far enough he's attacked your wife, it's time to go. Personally, I would be so incredibly hurt and disappointed in my husband if any animal that attacked me saw the next sunrise. My husband's job is to protect me, and if not me, then absolutely our children.

 

[mphinney]

Bobbi-j should would find that amusing, and I was going to take him out, but my wife does not want me to. We wanted to see if there was something we could do to stop it rather than getting rid of him; because he was doing his job.

 

[Mrs. K]

if you have a small children, this can be dangerous to their faces.

There is training offered on here by experienced poutiers, but really, I think it would be best to get rid of him.

Mrs K

 

[Ridgerunner]

I agree with the others, get rid of him. I’ve been able to adjust the attitude of an aggressive rooster toward me but he was still a danger to others. Unless your kids are old enough and have the personality to be able to walk him down when he shows aggression, they are at risk. Any visitors will be at risk.

There is only one reason you need a rooster, that you want fertile eggs. Everything else is personal choice. If you want a rooster get rid of that one and look for one on Craigslist or find your state thread in the “Where am I? Where are you!” section of this forum and chat with people. It’s the time of year many people are trying to get rid of excess roosters. There are too many good roosters out there to put up with a bad one. And try to find one a few months older, one that has already gone through puberty. They are living animals so no one can give you any guarantees, but your odds with a more mature rooster are better. He’ll integrate easier too.

 

[sdm111]

Most will calm down after adulthood. 7-8 mo. Old he's like a teenage boy feeling his oats. Believe me I've had my share of aggressive young ones. One just a few mo. Ago I almost gave up on and one day out the blue he was calm and no problems since. Why just give up he's just doing what he's suppose to do, protect the flock

 

[bobbi-j]

Bobbi-j should would find that amusing, and I was going to take him out, but my wife does not want me to. We wanted to see if there was something we could do to stop it rather than getting rid of him; because he was doing his job.

Your wife is a patient woman. I would not stop my husband from taking out an aggressive rooster - no matter whether he attacked me or someone else. A rooster is not "doing his job" when he's attacking the humans that feed him and care for his flock. He's "doing his job" when he's protecting them from a predator. I know people will say that he's perceiving you as the predator, but that's not always the case. Not when he knows you and sees you interacting with the flock every single day. He's just plain being aggressive. The last two adult roosters I've had do their job just fine but stay out of my way when I'm out and about with the chickens. They stay out of my way, moving off on their own.

I do apologize for being cranky in my previous post.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Your wife is a patient woman. I would not stop my husband from taking out an aggressive rooster - no matter whether he attacked me or someone else. A rooster is not "doing his job" when he's attacking the humans that feed him and care for his flock. He's "doing his job" when he's protecting them from a predator. I know people will say that he's perceiving you as the predator, but that's not always the case. Not when he knows you and sees you interacting with the flock every single day. He's just plain being aggressive. The last two adult roosters I've had do their job just fine but stay out of my way when I'm out and about with the chickens. They stay out of my way, moving off on their own.

I do apologize for being cranky in my previous post.

Rather than patient, I would say misunderstanding the situation because of being inexperienced -- all too often those who do not truly understand the ways of the flock see these displays by a rooster as being cute, funny, "doing his job", etc..............