I need to do something about my 4 year old rooster. My flock is aging and some have health issues and he has not calmed down after the Spring this year and is causing havoc in the coop. One (very slow, ascites afflicted) hen he mounted enough to make her bleed which set of a pecking frenzy. He also has become over protective of his hens and started attacking me if I don’t watch out.
I can’t kill him. I have tried sanctuaries and BYC with no luck. I advertised him on craigslist and finally had interest from someone. When I asked for his plans for him he said he wanted him for a pet. I had disclosed that he was acting aggressive, so that was a bit of a surprise. I had also said that I think he could be trained/tamed, so I don’t think it‘s out of the question. Anyway... He said he had a coop but no chickens. I sent him something on behavior training a roo, asked him where he lived since the city he indicated has a no rooster law, and asked for a few pics of his set up. Of course I haven’t heard back a peep. Which is fine because for some reason I got weird vibes from him and was worried he might want him for fighting (which is a problem here sometimes). Sooo - it just occurred to me that I could just get a ready made coop, stick it at the far end of the property and keep him there. He can hang out in the horse pasture. I might even have his brooder mate hen there with him for company, if he doesn’t rough her up. (he doesn’t mount her, she is pretty confident). What do you think? He can probably hear his flock from there, but he won’t be able to see them...
I can’t kill him. I have tried sanctuaries and BYC with no luck. I advertised him on craigslist and finally had interest from someone. When I asked for his plans for him he said he wanted him for a pet. I had disclosed that he was acting aggressive, so that was a bit of a surprise. I had also said that I think he could be trained/tamed, so I don’t think it‘s out of the question. Anyway... He said he had a coop but no chickens. I sent him something on behavior training a roo, asked him where he lived since the city he indicated has a no rooster law, and asked for a few pics of his set up. Of course I haven’t heard back a peep. Which is fine because for some reason I got weird vibes from him and was worried he might want him for fighting (which is a problem here sometimes). Sooo - it just occurred to me that I could just get a ready made coop, stick it at the far end of the property and keep him there. He can hang out in the horse pasture. I might even have his brooder mate hen there with him for company, if he doesn’t rough her up. (he doesn’t mount her, she is pretty confident). What do you think? He can probably hear his flock from there, but he won’t be able to see them...