Rooster suddenly wants to attack me I guess..

[Chick_Jimin]

Is it normal for a rooster to suddenly want to attack you? One of my rooster I have been raising it since the day it hatched. I'm always with him but he suddenly was skittering sideways to get closer to me, and when he sees us he will start peaking at our foot. He is always lonely doesn't really hang out with other chickens. What made him suddenly attack me? can I stop it and bring him to be my friend again?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

How old? Puberty ruins them a lot of times

 

[Katie386]

He’s flirting with you. Do you have 1 rooster for every 10 hens? If there aren’t enough hens for him he will get his attention from you instead. The wing down skittering is a mating dance I think. In my opinion he’s just lonely and looking for love.

 

[Katie386]

i used to have A Rooster like that and i loved him to death I would sneak him scratch so he could call the ladies over. Technically being his “wingman”. But I rehomed him and he has a flock of his own now and has even had babies hatched. So I’m happier for him now even if that isnt with me.

 

[Bryce Thomas]

Is it normal for a rooster to suddenly want to attack you? One of my rooster I have been raising it since the day it hatched. I'm always with him but he suddenly was skittering sideways to get closer to me, and when he sees us he will start peaking at our foot. He is always lonely doesn't really hang out with other chickens. What made him suddenly attack me? can I stop it and bring him to be my friend again?

my hens and rooster peck at my toes, my roo never jumps and attacks and its normal for chickens to peck at feet a little bit but I would try to train him, if he is aggressive he is going to be food for you, aggressive roos cant be rehomed as they will just be aggressive with their new owners

 

[Chick_Jimin]

my hens and rooster peck at my toes, my roo never jumps and attacks and its normal for chickens to peck at feet a little bit but I would try to train him, if he is aggressive he is going to be food for you, aggressive roos cant be rehomed as they will just be aggressive with their new owners

"he is going to be food for you" ... yea no thanks. How do I train a rooster?

 

[Chick_Jimin]

How old? Puberty ruins them a lot of times

he is turning 6 months

 

[Chick_Jimin]

He’s flirting with you. Do you have 1 rooster for every 10 hens? If there aren’t enough hens for him he will get his attention from you instead. The wing down skittering is a mating dance I think. In my opinion he’s just lonely and looking for love.

I have around 20 hens and 3 rooster that fight a lot with my cockerel, my rooster pecks at my hens. There is enough hens for him but he doesn't go next to them, if they get close to him he will peak at them.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

he is turning 6 months

Yep. He's going through puberty. He may be flirting, or he may be trying to warn you off. As long as he's not actively trying to harm you, ignoring him is the best way to go

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Do you have 1 rooster for every 10 hens

That's not a ratio that's set in stone. Some need more hens, others are content with one or two or three