Rooster Getting Aggressive

[jthornton]

Just a little update on Henry, he is still staying by himself which makes it easier to concentrate on him without the girls getting in the way. I've stopped using the broom to back him up and just use my finger to make him back up. He will back up a couple of feet when I approach the cage. I make him back up about 5' once I'm inside.

The way I'm looking at it we are both still in school, I'm in chicken school and he is in human school. If we both graduate he gets to stay. If one of us fails school he can't stay. He seems to be pretty smart for a chicken with a brain the size of 1/2 a walnut lol.

JT

 

[jthornton]

Right now Henry can't see the pullets because of the tarp covering his place. I'm wondering if I should position it so he can see the girls? I can rotate it 90° and butt the back side up against the fence if anyone thinks that's a good idea.



JT

 

[aart]

Right now Henry can't see the pullets because of the tarp covering his place. I'm wondering if I should position it so he can see the girls? I can rotate it 90° and butt the back side up against the fence if anyone thinks that's a good idea.

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JT

I have no clue.....but might be interesting, as well as being a good 'test'.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Right now Henry can't see the pullets because of the tarp covering his place. I'm wondering if I should position it so he can see the girls? I can rotate it 90° and butt the back side up against the fence if anyone thinks that's a good idea.

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JT

I remember when my Light Brahma cockerel would act up I would lock him in the run while the girls were foraging in the yard and he would pace the run calling to them. After 5-10 minutes I would let him out and he would dash straight to his girls and didn’t give me any more trouble. Unfortunately he was rehomed shortly after.

 

[jthornton]

I have no clue.....but might be interesting, as well as being a good 'test'.

Yep, test, observe, analyze... we are both still in school so tests are a part of it.

JT

 

[jthornton]

@bobbi-j I started using a switch today to drive my point home and the first tap on his back he didn't know what to do so he jumped straight up... by the second tap he knew which way to jump. So a tap on the back an he jumps 3-4 feet away from me.

On another note my neighbor let her roosters out and within 30 minutes 2 were dead... one was a favorite of hers.

JT

 

[aart]

On another note my neighbor let her roosters out and within 30 minutes 2 were dead... one was a favorite of hers.

Dead from what?

 

[bobbi-j]

@bobbi-j I started using a switch today to drive my point home and the first tap on his back he didn't know what to do so he jumped straight up... by the second tap he knew which way to jump. So a tap on the back an he jumps 3-4 feet away from me.

On another note my neighbor let her roosters out and within 30 minutes 2 were dead... one was a favorite of hers.

JT

Sounds like it's working as is should, then!

I'm curious too - how did the neighbor's chickens die?

 

[Coykoi]

I thought my rooster was getting over his "young man" hormones because he's been much better lately, but this weekend convinced me that it was just a seasonal rest. His legs have gone back to showing that red flush, and he's turned back into being a total jerk. I like having him around to protect the girls, but I wish he'd figure out that I'm not the enemy that he needs to destroy.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

From my experiences you can't teach them to not attack if it's what they inclined to do. Once they have reached that point it seems to be set. It's better to do the training when they are younger, and establish that respect for you before those hormones kick in. Prevention is better than trying to fix them.