rooster problem

[white01]

My RIR rooster keeps attacking us. I got him about a month ago from someone, he is mean, he attacks my husband all the time and today he also attacked me, i am at a loss as to hat to do. should i cull him? and if so how do you cull a chicken. we are very scared going in there, but i have to go in there to let them out, gather eggs, any help greatly appreciated.

PS my BR rooster is so sweet, and this one is a monster..

 

[schellie69]

I would wait until after they coop at night and then go get him and turn him into chicken and noodles.

 

[smarquis86]

My dad also has rir rooster and is very mean and aggresive. My dad tends to carry a big stick this seems to deter him away a bit he hasent had to use it but i think the roo gets the picture. Im pretty new so I don't know how to cull but understand the aggresivness of the roo. Would love to see what others say. Hopefully you find something out.

 

[chicmom]

I personally would cull it. A mean rooster just takes all the joy out of caring for chickens, in my humble opinion.......

After dark you can catch him very easily. Your hubby can dispatch him with an axe.....Very quick.

So sorry to hear you're going through this!

 

[white01]

thank you so much for the replies, yes it does take away the joy, and my chickens are a joy to us, will tell husband about the night time thing, just hoping he has the guts to do it( hehe doesnt like blood) ..

 

[bburn]

Dispatched seven last year.

Went in after dark Friday night and got the BR roo that was mean and I could not go into his run with a four foot piece of tin in front of me! Put him in a crate and took him the next morning to the chicken swap and sold him in less than three minutes. He was beautiful but enough is enough!!! The fella that bought him said is he mean, I said he hates my guts and livers but likes my husband. He said he did not mind a mean rooster. I hope he made rooster and dumplings. And the BR girls...they are quite happy.

 

[Mallory]

Yep, I would cull him. I do not want vicious birds around the hubs, because he might end up saying he wants all the chickens gone. Don't want vicious birds around my kids, because obviously THOSE are my true babies and I never want anything to hurt them, but I also want them to enjoy the chickens and the experience of having them. I don't want a vicious bird around me because I don't want pecked to death! LOL I want nice chickens. I also don't know a thing about chicken genes but it would be my assumption that a vicious bird might pass on that quality to its offspring. Wouldn't want that either...

 

[Arielle]

If DH isn't up to the task ( and my DH won't do this either) you may want to try a different approach.

Put roo in a dog crate. Feed from a cup. When he's really hungry he will eat. THen by hand. THen carry him around under your arm while doing chores. THis does takes many weeks of patience. Try the search feature looking for the original post on this as this guy had great success with fixing difficult roosters. HE goes into great detail and has his son do all the work! GL

 

[white01]

thanx everyone, still trying to figure out who and how we are going to cull him... you guys are awesome !!!

 

[moetrout]

I've got one that attacks every now and then. He doesn't scare me one bit, I've kicked his butt more then a few times. I always show him the bottom of my boot and keep at it until he backs down, then I chase him around the yard with him sqwauking his fool head off the whole time. Now if I could only get the wife and daughter to do the same. My son has no problem teaching him a lesson either and will catch and keep him for a while. If the wife and daughter won't chime in I'm gonna have to send him to the pot! I don't want to though, he's already earned his keep several times alerting and protecting his flock from cats and hawks. Also he's real sweet when ever my son catches him. The boy can even get him to lay on his back.