Rude rooster

[Lady of McCamley]

I recommend sending him to the soup pot.

Can some roosters be conditioned with time and effort, and the right flock environment, yes.

However, it is often not worth the effort and definitely not worth the risk to the kids.

Notice your other rooster has had no trouble with flock or kids. Keep him. Get rid of the cranky buff orp.

I cull any human aggressive rooster. It just isn't necessary, and if they do it once, they'll do it again when you aren't watching. If you notice, those that train have to retrain periodically. Children trigger defensive behavior in roosters, and it is a bad match with a trigger happy fellow.

Highly recommend you eat this one and be happy with the fellow you've got. When you are ready for another nice fellow, raise one of your good rooster's chicks. Cull any that are not of the same temperament. (It shows up very nicely in the sons...you can tell poppa's attitude from the get go.)

I have seen it again and again in my flock. Good roosters are born. Okay ones can be trained, but always remain watchful. Bad ones cook.

My 2 cents.
LofMc

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Chicken and dumplings anyone ?

 

[Squishychicken]

I've tried to retrain roos for months at a time it has never worked.id rehome or eat him.


when there young is the time to start training. at the time when they start courting hens or come at you.don't let him get within 5 feet of you of he does chase him away.no crowing,courting or mounting if your present.if he does any of these things simply chase him around for 10 seconds.if it is done any longer the chicken Will lose attention span and won't understand what's going on. chasing at all times must be asotiatted with the fact that your dominate roo.you can also carry a long stick with a plastic bag on the end and shake it to let him know. I find this best for little kids. once he undstands your top a peaceful relationship can go on between you and him.but once in a while he will need chased to remind him of the boundries.another thing you can do is press him into squating position and hold him there for 15 seconds till he submits.

when a roo crows,courts or mounts he's saying "this is mine.im top and your under me." he can sometimes also think your one of his female which dosent work either. I find it best to start training right at the age when they start crowing and becoming interested in the hens. I've successfully had many roos not turn mean because of this method.others may think differently but this way works for me. others attempt to retrain their roos by picking them up and holding them for a certain amount each day.i find that this only works with docile breeds such as cochins,silkies or smaller bantams.
I tried this method with a red ranger roo and it didn't help at all he got worse.some people attempt squirt bottles...this dosent work at all it will only confuse the roo until he associates the bottle with the water that comes from it. some people kick there roos.dont do this it'll will only encourage him to fight back plus there's a chance you or him could get hurt.

the way I use works best for me and it dosent hurt the roo or you.i would wear boots out to the coop for protection till you can trust him.

once I had two Americana roos.one I held and was real sweet to the other I didn't like and would chase him and not let him mate in my presence.the one I held alot turned mean and the other was nice and never attacked me.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Will kicking him in the gut help or make things worse? My other rooster is fine. But the dominant one won't let him put his love on the ladies. This behavior towards people just started a few days ago. I'd hate to have to do him in. He hasn't attacked anyone per say but acts like he's going to. Is he just trying to show off or is there real danger. Also, how bad is a rooster attack?

If you have to abuse him to make him behave, then IMO it's not worth it.

As far as how bad a rooster attack can be, if he has decent spurs he can land some good hits. I remember reading about someone on here who had a rooster's spurs cut to the bone and then it became infected and became a real problem. A kid could get it worse as they're a lot smaller and could possibly get cut/pecked in the face.

 

[chuckachucka]

Will kicking him in the gut help or make things worse? My other rooster is fine. But the dominant one won't let him put his love on the ladies. This behavior towards people just started a few days ago. I'd hate to have to do him in. He hasn't attacked anyone per say but acts like he's going to. Is he just trying to show off or is there real danger. Also, how bad is a rooster attack?

a full on attack can be quite harmful, particularly if he manages to get near someone's face. However you said he is only just starting to show signs of aggression so it's important that you do something about it now. It will only escalate. He is testing you and other people at the moment to work out if he can be the boss of humans or not.

I have a theory that a less dominant chicken can some times pick fights with people because all chickens want to be dominant over SOMETHING, it seems. The pecking order bottoms get frustrated and will take it out on anything they see as not a challenge. Example: My two lowest order girls are really mean to chicks. Also, I had a pullet once who started pecking people and she was also lowest on the pecking order.

I think that the rooster might improve with his own flock of hens . Its just a theory, mind you. You said the top roo wont let him too near the ladies, so perhaps he is frustrated with his position. Is there any way to keep him in a separate flock of hens?

my advice would be to try to retrain him. Never kick him or fight back face on because he will only decide you are DEFINITELY a threat. If this fails, he might be better being rehomed where he can have his own flock,.

 

[Saaniya]

I Have 2 Young Rooster One Leghorn One Modern GameBird Both Are Very Friendly Never Attack Anyone ..
Except Each Other..They Grew Up Together Live Together Till They are small After we notice their fights with each excessive neck feather picking we separate them both in partitiond brooder
Now they don't fight

 

[EggSighted4Life]

some people kick there roos.dont do this it'll will only encourage him to fight back

Never kick him or fight back face on because he will only decide you are DEFINITELY a threat.

Yes, kicking did escalate my cockerels behavior and not improve it. The whole chasing thing became part of it.

Only time the chasing thing worked for me was when a boy just did his fist test dance towards me. I use a pvc pipe so I have long reach and smack it behind him putting him on the run. Might even wallop the back of his head and bowl him over, but try not to inflict any real damage. Worked perfectly well on the boy who was raised as a cockerel and not as a lap sitting snuggle bug. The snuggle bug only got worse.

One rooster not letting another mate is normal. And yes, stuff rolls down hill! That is the pecking order. I see it in kids, dogs and chickens.. heck, even adults. Completely normal. IMO it's important not to be seen as part of the pecking order.

Squirt bottles work for some things, human aggression isn't one of them. Nope, giving him his own flock will likely make it worse. But as noted all are individuals and sometimes you don't know until you try.

Also, I don't have kids. Don't like them too much. Hahaha, just kidding.

I raised two kids... both who don't plan to have their own kids! I love/like kids, but they are definitely a challenge and not for everyone. That's OK!

The boy attacks my dogs.

You make plenty of valid points, especially that each situation is different.

I worked hard to teach my dogs that chickens are off limits as squeaky toys. This means my dogs will *usually* tuck tail and walk away if attacked by a chicken because they know what I expect of them. Sorry, chicken that attacks dog... long hot bath with lots of aromatic veggies is on tap for that bird brain!

Two "roosters" in one flock does NOT the problem make. Agree with LofMc!

Notice your other rooster has had no trouble with flock or kids. Keep him. Get rid of the cranky buff orp

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I trained my aggressive rooster by chasing him every time he approached me aggressively. I also would grab him and hold him to the ground to show that I'm dominate, therefore he's not allowed to attack me. I would also not let him in the coop while I was in there.

 

[bobbi-j]

I agree that with kids in the mix, you should get rid of the rooster. I may have missed it, but why do you need two roosters? Ideally, the fewer roosters (or cockerels) in a flock the better. Less chance for drama. Kicking him in the gut may teach him to avoid you, but what about the next person that goes near your birds? He's already shown aggression toward a visitor. I think a human aggressive rooster is more of a liability than anything. I don't know how old your kids are, but are they old enough to have friends over? What happens when your kid or a visiting kid gets spurred in the face? What if one of those spurs gets a kid in the eye? There is also the risk of infection from a puncture wound if the spur goes in too deep.

The time to start training cockerels to behave - in my opinion - is the minute you know it's a cockerel. That's when I stop handling them like little pets and start teaching them to respect me. I make them move out of my way if I want to be somewhere. I walk toward them and make them back up or get out of my way. I will chase them from the feed if I want to, or let them eat if I feel like letting them. If one even thinks about giving me the stink eye, I make sure he doesn't think about it a second time. I keep up the pressure, or make it worse. I chase them and make them know that I am the boss.