rooster is racist

[flossypa]

So I have a young bantam rooster thats only been crowing for the past couple of months. Never had a problem with him or my other bantams with aggression. A few days ago I had a friend go by the yard and throw some scratch out for the chickens since I was gone. The friend happens to be biracial and the rooster attacked her while she had her back turned. He continued to be aggressive towards her and chased her all the way across the yard to the house. Then today I had some workers around the farm and the rooster attacked the only black person in the group and left the 3 white guys alone. What is causing him to do this??? I have never heard of chickens doing this.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[KentuckyRooster]

They look different. Therefore they are a threat. Simple as that- your roo is reacting to something he's never seen before.

 

[flossypa]

So is there a way to break this behavior

 

[sylviethecochin]

Make the abnormal normal. Dogs will do the same thing. See if you can persuade your friend to come over and get the roo used to him/her. Try some of the techniques used in the problem rooster threads (getting him into a submissive pose, feeding him just in general persuading him that black people aren't a threat.)

You're not the only one with this problem. Our one bantam rooster consistently chases Amish guys.

 

[centrarchid]

Sample size to small to make such inferences.

 

[Chickassan]

Get a tan, problem solved.

 

[DuckLady]

I had a rooster attack a neighbor's feet when she came over with sandals instead of shoes. You just never know what will set a rooster (or any animal) off.

 

[DanielleInUro]

That would be the worst. Like having a parrot that screams "FLOSSYPA DOESN'T HAVE MANY BLACK FRIENDS LOL" every time a person of color comes around. Or a grandmother who does that.

 

[Chickassan]

You got that right DuckLady! I can't wear my hair down around my rooster he thinks I'm a stranger.Face it, roosters are weird.