rooster trouble

[nearlyfamous]

Please help!! My husband and I rescued a young rooster in November (Henry). He follows me around and sings to me. Lately he has been pecking at me. My boots have a fringe of white fur around the top and Henry has started attacking my boots. I try to chase him away but he comes back for more. Is he feeling amorous towards me? Or does he not like the fur? What can I do to make him stop?
He is our only chicken/rooster. Is he lonely? We have many other critters that he interacts with. We are new at this....any help is appreciated.

Thanks!
Wendy

 

[dawg53]

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Welcome to BYC. He needs a few hens. Good luck.

 

[cindy99]

Awww... He is lucky that you rescued him!

Our rooster (also Henry!) started that with me. I just reached down quick and grabbed him and held him. Everytime he even got an aggresive look on his face I carried him around talking to him. He is so friendly now! My Henry does have 9 girls to keep him company.

Good luck.

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

Yes, he's lonely. Chickens are flock birds. Get him a couple of girls! Literally!

 

[herefordlovinglady]

sounds to me like you are ready for a couple of hens to take care of Henry. The more the merrier.

 

[Pinky]

Yep, he wants some hens. And

 

[Wild Trapper]

from Ohio

 

[Chicken.Lytle]

Welcome to BYC. The people here were great helping me get started over the summer. Feel free to visit my BYC Page for my blog links that you may find helpful or amusing.

It sounds like your rooster cannot behave normally due to a lack of hens. He may also be "imprinted" on you. (See this post for an interesting perspective).

You can also visit my Handling Rooster Aggression post, though the tips there may not be much help until the hens arrive. However the Mother Earth News link at the bottom might also give a useful viewpoint.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

and

from Ohio.

 

[Cacciatore]

Welcome from Northern California.

Yes, I agree with others that Henry needs a couple honeys.