Rooster is there hope?

[chickenjoefan]

hi

i once read on here somewhere that there are too many nice roosters without homes to put up with a nasty one. It is something i have come to agree with having hatched my own batch of what turned out to be 2 hens and 6 roosters.

of the 6 i picked out the rooster i wanted to keep, handsome and friendly i thought, and the others were earmarked for the pot but as time passed his attitude changed and so did mine. I was sad that bob had to go, but his replacement is the kindest sweetest and friendliest rooster ever and i am so gald i kept him. he lets me pick him up always without fuss, even climbs up for cuddles if i'm sitting in the garden, but what i love best is the way he treats my girls, always sharing food with them, keeping an eye out for danger and never going to bed until everyone else is tucked up safely.

In the end it is your decision but i am very glad i read that comment on here - it is too true, kind loving roosters are desperately seeking homes right now - why waste time on a meanie.

good luck, these decisions are hard but you have to make the right decision for yourself.

x

 

[Tapsmom]

chickenjoefan, Did your sweet rooster ever show any signs of agression? My husband also said that he's seen Hal do many of the same moves on his hens. I.e. fluffing his feathers, flapping his wings and jumping at them.

 

[chickenjoefan]

no my sweetie has never been aggressive towards me, family or visitors. he is still only 6 months, so i really hope that wont change. he does his duties with the ladies and sometimes that can look a bit aggressive i suppose but his fore play dancing is def more comical than intimidating.

puffing himself up to look handsome and dancing sideways is just part of the mating ritual but he has never jumped feet first or flown at anyone - feathered or otherwise.

my sister in law has a bad one. he's only a little bantam and although she has tried putting him in his place and he hasn't tried to attack her for a while she doesn't feel comfortable with him anymore, like if you turn your back on him for a second what will he do. its such a shame as he is beautiful. but again he was one of 4 roosters looking for homes! and there are nice ones.

one other thing ;they dont have to be mean to look after their ladies either. My friend's frizzle cochin bantam lost all his feathes on his back and rear end last week defending his ladies from 2 of the neighbours terriers. brave little soul drew the dogs away from the hiding ladies and took the brunt of the dogs attack. luckily he is recovering well and all the girls were untouched, but my point is that he is one of the friendliest, cuddly little roosters i have known.

only you can tell if your guy has over stepped the mark, but if my sweetie became aggressive i would be thinking about replacing him i'm afraid. and i love him dearly.

 

[Tapsmom]

Hi,
his morning he seemed fine with my husband but I haven't gone in yet. Here is our coop setup so you can see what I mean by the one entrance. FYI this is our "temporary" setup. The permanent one will be setup attached to the barn we are building:

 

[Tapsmom]

Well, he has sealed his fate. I was bringing them some goodies. The girls rushed to the gate for the goodies and he did as well. Unfortunately, he was rushing to attack me. So he will be history. I cannot chance this behavior with small children and I don't need a rooster. It's too bad, because he is quite handsome. Anyone want a rooster? Too bad I couldn't swap him with someone for an Americuana hen

 

[patman75]

Handsome EE roo. Unfortunately his services won't be in high demad from a breed standpoint. You could try craigslist or send him off to freezer camp.

 

[spish]

i have 25 roosters on my land...and out of those 25 just 1 badass mean silkie bantam roo. he cant be trusted with anyone except my man (i think a boot to the face caused roo to respect him more), young old, big tall, day or night if he see's someone else he attacks. i couldnt rehome him....id be too worried he'd seriously hurt someone, and due to his small size he was no good for freezer camp. so i came up with the idea of using him as a guard rooster. he now has his own patrol area around the parameter of my mans workshop...we used to have problems with people stealing from the workshop but since introducing 'Brutus' not a single break in! coincidence? i dont know but just wanted to share my story with you. i suppose what i want to say is you can try listing him free to a good home as a guard rooster....maybe someone has a job for him? or just list him free to a good home but ask the people not to tell you what he's destined for?

 

[Chick15]

I had a Speckled Sussex Roo and one day I was putting them all in their run (we let them out into our whole yard, but were going out so decided to put them in) I watched him try to hide in the leaves. I put my hand round him to scoop him out and he pecked me! i was so mad, but i had heard on BYC that you need to "peck him back" and show him whose boss, so i chased him around the coop poking him (not too hard) on the back of his neck. He never pecked me again.

But never again was only for a few weeks because then we sent all our roo's to freezer camp. (they eat too much food and don't really give that much back, not for agression)

 

[Tapsmom]

Thanks all. The kids are a bit upset, so I am thinking that I may try to rehome him...or rehome him to freezer camp when they aren't around. It is not worth the risk to keep him here. We are just beginning our foray into farming so they are not quite seasoned "farm" kids yet

 

[Beth G.]

Hi Tapsmom

He's very handsome. If you need him to go bye bye's bc you can not rehome him you know where I live

. LOL

Take Care,
Beth