Roosters

[greenmama]

I aquired a rooster that was supposed to be a hen from someone on Craig's list. I just recently learned that she was in fact a he and of course am already quite fond of him/her (Peaches). Peaches has always been very friendly, he is a Buff Orp., and very social. However today when I was tired of waiting for my 2 hens to mosey into the coop I rushed them in and he attacked me! I was shocked! It didn't hurt but it was surprising. I swatted him and he came at me again! I quickly got him shoed inside and that was that. My question is... is this him coming into maturity or was it because I touched the hens? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[rooster-red]

Check out my page on roo behavior, the link is in my sig line.

 

[Lobzi]

Yes, he was protecting the hens most likely.

 

[CovenantCreek]

He probably thought your rushing his girls into the coop was a threatening maneuver on your part. He didn't understand what you wanted and thought you were going to hurt the girls.

 

[fivestring]

Greenmama, welcome to BYC!!

I am going through retraining my BO roo after a very similar incident. You can read the story here....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=131593

And I am convinced your roo (and mine) saw us as a threat to his ladies and was defending them.