Rooster issues!

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Michael OShay said:
Welcome to BYC! Glad you decided to join our flock. I don't want to sound negative, but I know from long experience that it can be very difficult, and sometimes impossible, to break a rooster that turns aggressive. If you eventually find that you cannot do it, it is best, as hard as it may be emotionally, to cull him out of the flock. You don't want to risk him seriously injuring someone (like putting out an eye), and you don't want to breed that kind of aggression into your flock. I had a gorgeous Golden Polish rooster (normally not an aggressive breed) named Ivan that turned very aggressive and became the meanest rooster I ever had. He would attack and try to spur anyone and anything in the pen with him (interestingly enough he never attacked me, but I was the only one). I had raised Ivan from a chick, but as much as it grieved me, I had to cull him from the flock for the reasons that I stated above. When you really get down to it, the only reason you really need a rooster is to fertilize eggs for hatching. I currently have 25 hens, no roosters, and I get loads of eggs without feeding any non-egg laying mouths, without the aggression, fights, crowing in the middle of the night, and over-bred and battered hens that frequently goes along with having roosters (especially too many of them). Good luck in taming your rooster.
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I agree. If he gets too much, or starts injuring people, cull him. I was just hoping to avoid that if possible, because it sounds like you love your roo. Sorry about your roo, Michael.
 
Hello :frow and Welcome To BYC! Sorry about your rooster problems. X3 on what Michael OShay says. Aggressive roosters almost always stay aggressive and they are dangerous, especially to children. And you don't want to breed an aggressive bird since temperament is hereditary to some extent.
 
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Oh I have suggestions but I will go with this one ,,, get a short stick and point it at him to keep him away
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........ see I can be nice
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Is he a hatchery bird? Well bred cochins are generally a docile breed with gentlemanly roosters.

I have to agree that aggressive roosters should be culled. In some cases that means swimming with noodles in the soup pot. There are too many worthwhile roosters needing homes because of HOA, etc, restrictions, to settle for a mean one. It's even easier to fall in love with a good rooster.
 
Update on our Rooster- Benedict. We have found a great home for him in the country. So far he is their only chicken but they are planning on getting him some hens! It was a sad farewell but I'm very pleased that we will still get to see him on occasion.
Thank you to everyone who posted guidance.
 
Update on our Rooster- Benedict. We have found a great home for him in the country. So far he is their only chicken but they are planning on getting him some hens! It was a sad farewell but I'm very pleased that we will still get to see him on occasion.
Thank you to everyone who posted guidance.
 
No one suggested she offer him food?

Roosters get aggressive for one of two reason, they think you're a rooster who is going to take their hens or they think you are a threat.

Offering him food when he gets mad breaks him of this mindset as neither a predator nor another rooster would ever offer a rooster food, compared to fighting him or running away which are both things a rooster or predator may do.
 

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