The other day my husband was feeding my two chickens and he said that the rooster flew at his hand when he tried to pet him. I didn't see it, but today when I was feeding the chickens, my rooster struck at my hand...twice.
I'm not sure what to do or how to nip this behavior to get my precious boy back...
I'm a little bit emotional about it because I have been going through some health issues and the chickens have been one of the few joys in my life right now.
Hopefully it's not too late and he is doomed to be a mean rooster from now on...help!
This is really easy. The rooster seems mean because you are humanizing it in your own mind. Animals are not here for us. They don’t want to serve you despite how domesticated you want them to be. Believe it or not they have there own agenda and didn’t grow up with your parents and siblings at you and your husbands schools. The rooster thinks it’s being a rooster. Get it? Regardless of your own concerns - it’s a rooster. It’s not bad. Stay away from it and let it be or dispatch it. The problem isn’t the rooster.