Rooster Problems

[ROB KITZMAN]

so we purchased 12 pullers this spring and one turned out to be a rooster.( 8 rir, 4 Wyandotte) about two weeks ago wife was watering them and he tried to spur her. Well tonight I was collecting eggs and feeding them and he tried to spur me. How can I correct this problem? Any suggestion would be appreciated. He is a Wyandotte. Thank you

 

[BlueBaby]

The solution to an attacking rooster is the soup pot!

 

[chicks are life]

Unless you dominate them at a young age they will turn on you no matter his sweet they are as babies.

 

[The Moonshiner]

There's a ton of threads on here about this subject.
I don't believe in the whole dominate them theory.
I have a ton of roosters that I've never dominated and have no issues with them.
I actually believe playing domination games with them makes things worse.
They are roosters and i raise them as roosters.
I am a human and I raise them to know that. I don't play rooster games or stoop to their level of thinking or actions.
If someone wants to act like a rooster with theirs then their rooster is always going to treat them as a rooster back. Which means always a power struggle between the two of you.

 

[chicks are life]

I always dominate mine before the hormones hit and they subject to me.

Ex: my non mating cockerel I chase after for 15 seconds since they have a short attention span then I eventually catch him and hold him for a while.

If not done right or at a certain age then yes it makes thing worse.

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome! I suspect that as new chicken owners, you missed the signals that he's been giving that indicate his developing bad attitude. Often/ usually, by the time he's actually spurring you, it's going to be too late to modify his behavior. If he does learn that you aren't part of his group to push around, he'll still go after any other humans (ESPECIALLY children!) that cross his path. He'd be dinner here, or sent to another family that appreciates fresh chicken.
Next year, you will have adult hens, and more experience, and if you raise some straight run chicks, a nice polite cockerel might become an asset, rather than a liability. Mary