Rooster behavior ?

[Matelew]

I have a small flock of 6 chickens...I know I have one rooster, an Easter Egger, and I suspect one of my two buffs is also a rooster.

I seem to have two problems.

1. Today we went to pick up the hens and he Rooster started charging and run at me. I don't usually pick up the chickens but I needed to take one today and the next thing I know the EE rooster is running at me full speed. He has never attacked me before but this scared the day lights out of me and when I put the hen down, a golden comet, the rooster pecked her on her head and went back in the coop. My first question is how do I get the rooster not to charge me when I pick up his hens? I want him to protect the girls but not from me. I read on my pet chicken that I shoukd pick him up and walk around with him everyday for a few weeks until he sees me as the head rooster. Should Indo that or should I hold him to the ground when he charges at me which is hard to do with a hen in my hand. I guess part of it is my fear of him from all the rooster horror stories I have read. Any help will be appreciated.

Question 2 - can my dominant rooster run off the other rooster? Tonight it's time to put the chickens up and all the hens seem to be up except my suspected rooster. Although my other rooster keeps crowing it won't go to the coop. Is this normal chicken behavior? Does that mean it's definitely a rooster?
I need to mention this chicken is also at the top of the pecking order and roost high above all the other chickens...I am still torn whether it is a hen or a cockerel.
This is my first flock so sorry for the long post. By the way the chickens are 5 months old.

 

[alibabba]

New too.

I had trouble getting a hand on my 2nd rooster that gave a hint of trouble. Ii I just saw a really good article here. I have to find it. Very good real life experience with many roosters with all but one having success, in one try!

The gist was, Yes hold them down, until they submit(are still), chase them around flapping and making a racket. Turns out, roosters are easy to spook! You don't have to abuse them as some suggest.

Interesting point of view was presented also, that roosters see the world as a "vortex that makes hens disappear". They try to fight the Vortex, sometimes they get confused I think.

I caught the current rooster with a fishing net, I had to put him away for kid company just in case, cornered him in the yard and bloop, right in the net.

If I see the article again, I will link it.

 

[Matelew]

New too.

I had trouble getting a hand on my 2nd rooster that gave a hint of trouble. Ii I just saw a really good article here.  I have to find it.  Very good real life experience with many roosters with all but one having success, in one try!  

The gist was, Yes hold them down, until they submit(are still),  chase them around flapping and making a racket.  Turns out, roosters are easy to spook!  You don't have to abuse them as some suggest.

Interesting point of view was presented also, that roosters see the world as a "vortex that makes hens disappear".  They try to fight the Vortex, sometimes they get confused I think.

I caught the current rooster with a fishing net, I had to put him away for kid company just in case, cornered him in the yard and bloop, right in the net.  

If I see the article again, I will link it.

Thanks...yes I would appreciate any advice...I would love to read the article...

 

[alibabba]

Oh, duh. I thought it was deep in BYC someplace. It's one of the articles on the homepage. The articles that scroll across the top...

"Keeping a rooster".

I have a feeling that like this writer, you can be successful with modifying behavior. Exciting that it doesn't take weeks and she doesn't beat up the rooster.



I am glad I have a net, but if you can't catch, means he doesn't really believe he can "bring it" against you!!! He's already running!

Keep us posted okay?

 

[Matelew]

Will do...I went to the coop this am and was tempted to pick him up but rather just kept my eye on him...he was pecking at the hens which made me unhappy...I will let you know what I do....I am giving myself to the end of the week.