roughly smacked / handled my rooster

[ChicFil- A]

so i was bringing my chickens inside because it was night and my rooster started pecking at everyone inside in the dark. He pecked me when i tried to stop him from moving to the others so i got really frustrated and kind of shoved him roughly. i feel super guilty about this. then he went on to start aggressively pecking the little baby so I got angry and grabbed him roughly but i cant clearly remember what i did. i kind of slapped him moreof a firm irritated kind of hard pat but i feel super guilty about it and he wasnt hurt or anything but can we do this? i see people booting roosters across the yard but he wasnt spurring anyone or drawing blood, just pecking and i sort of did it in a split second because i was really annoyed

From all I have read, You did the right thing by showing dominance, gave him a correction and stood your ground. They seem to be very primitive.

 

[Moodleroni]

I have 2 roosters, my alpha roo (Crazin) is incredibly docile but is fiercely protective of his flock, even the other roo.
The other roo (Noodle), however, is a little turd and will often peck at the hens or mount them aggressively when mating, making them scream sometimes. Crazin always goes after Noodle whenever he makes them scream or is pecking at them for no reason. Crazin has never once become aggressive towards me (or any other human), but Noodle used to dance, raise his neck feathers, and/or peck at me or anyone trying to collect eggs. Whenever he would do that I'd touch all my fingertips together, like a point, and act like I was pecking him back. Once or twice and he'd back off. He no longer does that to me, and now only goes after toes if he can see them. I don't feel like it was aggressive towards him, just showing him I'm higher in the pecking order than he is. I'M THE MAMA!

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Interesting topic. I have read of ppl kicking their roosters then get amazed when the rooster still attacks. Aggression begets aggression but nobody should tolerate human aggression.
As for the pecking on the roost, this is normal behavior, and as such it will happen with or without ‘correction’. My youngest hens felt safest next to the roo, but they got pecked in the back of the head, not aggressively but to learn their place in the flock.
My advice is to speak their own language by pecking the back of the bully’s head to reeducate the roo on who is boss. Short of that the option is to let him be boss and you tolerate it without anger or rehome the roo.
edited to correct my horrible typing skills