Rooster Chat

[the poppster]

This is our current rooster.. He isn't much of one lol silkie..

My Boss Rooster was a little black softball size Silkie....he was boss over all including a big White Rock Rooster....you would be surprised. "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the Fight in the dog" he's a beautiful boy!

 

[LilJoe]

I love everyone's roosters!

 

[LilJoe]

Ooooo! My lavender roo just chewed out my cochin hen that's been picking on him and his flock since they were chicks! The poor beautiful buff cochin hen,Peaches,tail is all not so pretty. Though she kind of deserved it I feel bad for her!

 

[MarySue]

Hello rooster owners! I have been keeping chickens for about 16 months. I live in the country but never intended to have roosters. But like many others I fell in love with this adorable Giant Blue Cochin chick that loved to snuggle and be with me and then one day I realized "she" wasn't a she. Gloria is now Glory the roo. He is big and beautiful and not at all the snuggle baby I raised. I have been trying to read and follow some of the advice on raising roosters and would like any advice I can get. He has begun to act like the teenage boys I have read about. While not attacking me or being aggressive toward me in that way he has begun to bite me. The first time he bit he grabbed on and wouldn't let go. Didn't quite break the skin but definitely left his mark. I am afraid I freaked out a bit and did not handle it well. That's when I started reading the roo forums. I have now grabbed feet and hung upside down to show dominance without yelling at him.

And I have scooped him up and carried him around until he's gotten over himself. He does this as I am putting them to bed, during the day he stays beyond arms length. This whole group of pullets (7) and Glory won't go into the adult coop until I go out with them. They stay on the roost and the dividing fence between the nursery and the adult coop until I go out and walk them in. Ridiculous birds! Anyway they are March babies, at least two of the pullets are laying, he is leaving essence of rooster with several of the hens and all seems to be well but I can do without finger chomping!

 

[gimmie birdies]

At this stage, I am guessing he has not tried his bite out on the ladies, his bite is his way of flirting with you, and holding you still. just brush it off.

 

[MarySue]

At this stage, I am guessing he has not tried his bite out on the ladies, his bite is his way of flirting with you, and holding you still. just brush it off.

My hubby was out there with me last night and after watching agrees that it appears to be more like aggression. Almost like he knows he's not supposed to but gonna do it anyway. He has definitely gotten his chomp on the girls. I love it when he gets off of them and they turn around and give him their opinion of his actions. Lol, totally cracks me up! I have a Leghorn who chases him afterward, scolding the whole time.

 

[lazy gardener]

Take a stick with you, and keep him at stick's length, at all times. In addition, use the stick to herd him around the yard. Do so until you feel that you've had a good aerobic work out. Do so on a daily basis until he backs away in your presence. Keep him away from the food till you decide he can eat. Give the girls treats, and keep him away. If you pick him up, place him in a foot ball hold and use your other hand to grab his hackle feathers and push his head down below his chest. Hold it there till he keeps it down willingly when you remove your hand. Then lower him to the ground, at which point he will struggle. Again, push head down and keep it there until he submits. DON'T DO THIS UNLESS YOU ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT GETTING HURT. Your job is to "unfriend" him. If you can't trust him enough to go about your business, and turn your back on him, invite him to dinner.

 

[MarySue]

Take a stick with you, and keep him at stick's length, at all times.  In addition, use the stick to herd him around the yard.  Do so until you feel that you've had a good aerobic work out.  Do so on a daily basis until he backs away in your presence.  Keep him away from the food till you decide he can eat.  Give the girls treats, and keep him away.  If you pick him up, place him in a foot ball hold and use your other hand to grab his hackle feathers and push his head down below his chest.  Hold it there till he keeps it down willingly when you remove your hand.  Then lower him to the ground, at which point he will struggle.  Again, push head down and keep it there until he submits.  DON'T DO THIS UNLESS YOU ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT GETTING HURT.  Your job is to "unfriend" him.  If you can't trust him enough to go about your business, and turn your back on him, invite him to dinner.

I will be very sad if I have to go that far.

 

[hensanpitbulls]

Can someone answer thesr 2 questions for me, 1 what kind of rooster is this and 2 can i breed him with my cornish cross hen

 

[LilJoe]

Can someone answer thesr 2 questions for me, 1 what kind of rooster is this and 2 can i breed him with my cornish cross hen

He looks mixed and if you want to breed them. I don't see why not, the chicks will just most likely be dual purpose.