Rooster trying to kill us

[Jtaranc]

Hey everyone! I need some advice.

I have a 9 month old barred rock rooster who has never been quite nice. We used to have to go into the coop with a stick and now my chickens free range during the day and he attacks me and my husband when the hens run over to us. He's gotten us a few times very unexpectedly. I guess I kinda know what the answer will be, but other than this, he's a good rooster. He chased a hawk away the other day. Gets along with the bantam rooster. Doesn't pick on my turkey. Doesn't attack the goats or dogs, just me and my husband. The hens all listen and stay with him. He is fabulous protection.

Today he flew at my head and I had to throw my hot coffee at him, and then my BBW turkey got between us and got him away from me and then they got into a tussle. Last week I had to hit him with a plastic end table because he came at me and I had nothing nearby. I'm potty training a puppy right now and run out and forget to grab the rake on the porch and then I'm SOL.

I've had all of these chickens since March. I raised this rooster since he was days old and handled him a bunch. I am a vet tech and have been for 20 years, I'm kind of hardwired to help things and not hurt them, so this has been difficult to deal with.

Is there any undoing this? Any advice?

 

[featherhead007]

I think that he is jealous of your attention to the other animals. He still might calm down after a while.

 

[3KillerBs]

If he's going for your face you need to eat him before someone loses an eye.

 

[nuthatched]

 

[Isadora]

I have actually raised my roosters as hands off as possible. Being super hands on and friendly with roosters as a chick can cause them to grow up and view you as one of the flock and therefore one to be dominated.
Get rid of him to someone who knows his issues or cull him.
Yes, it's a bummer, but losing an eye or having someone sue you because he attacks them when they come on your property is not worth it.

 

[Jtaranc]

I have actually raised my roosters as hands off as possible. Being super hands on and friendly with roosters as a chick can cause them to grow up and view you as one of the flock and therefore one to be dominated.
Get rid of him to someone who knows his issues or cull him.
Yes, it's a bummer, but losing an eye or having someone sue you because he attacks them when they come on your property is not worth it.

I'm not worried about being sued. I rarely have anyone at my property. We live in the middle of nowhere and I put him up when the farrier and vet come out. I will probably give him to my neighbor and let them cull him. It's not my thing. But then I'm left without a rooster (I don't count the bantam rooster cause he's basically a hen lol)

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Hey everyone! I need some advice.

I have a 9 month old barred rock rooster who has never been quite nice. We used to have to go into the coop with a stick and now my chickens free range during the day and he attacks me and my husband when the hens run over to us. He's gotten us a few times very unexpectedly. I guess I kinda know what the answer will be, but other than this, he's a good rooster. He chased a hawk away the other day. Gets along with the bantam rooster. Doesn't pick on my turkey. Doesn't attack the goats or dogs, just me and my husband. The hens all listen and stay with him. He is fabulous protection.

Today he flew at my head and I had to throw my hot coffee at him, and then my BBW turkey got between us and got him away from me and then they got into a tussle. Last week I had to hit him with a plastic end table because he came at me and I had nothing nearby. I'm potty training a puppy right now and run out and forget to grab the rake on the porch and then I'm SOL.

I've had all of these chickens since March. I raised this rooster since he was days old and handled him a bunch. I am a vet tech and have been for 20 years, I'm kind of hardwired to help things and not hurt them, so this has been difficult to deal with.

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Just want to point out he's a sexlink, not a barred rock

 

[Isadora]

I don't think finding another rooster will be difficult. Craigslist around me is always teeming with them.

 

[Jtaranc]

I don't think finding another rooster will be difficult. Craigslist around me is always teeming with them.

What about finding a nice one lol

 

[Isadora]

What about finding a nice one lol

Look for an older one, as in over a year old. Any younger and they'll still be figuring out their hormones.