Ruined, beyond hope cockerel? *Graphic Photos*

[EggWalrus]

Ridiculous. SMH. Fear mongering.....and I am not a chicken, I don't care if he crows or mates(unless he tries to mate me, was danced at before a friends cockbird flogged me)

They can crow all they care to, but if they try to drop a wing on me (dance), they'll be the ones getting screwed when I put a boot in their butt.

 

[Ginmary]

Caution: Newbie question:

What is flogging? How does the rooster do it? I only have a 3 month old Serama roo who occasionally gives me the side dance and foot peck (before he gets kicked away)

He later wants to roost on me when its bedtime. Jeckle and Hyde

 

[Sneebsey]

Ridiculous. SMH. Fear mongering.....and I am not a chicken, I don't care if he crows or mates(unless he tries to mate me, was danced at before a friends cockbird flogged me)

Crowing is dominance behaviour; watch how a flock leader acts if another attempts to crow in his presence. He will be chased off at the very least. I do not consider it to be 'fear mongering' to suggest that one should learn from the behaviours of their birds. Crowing from across the yard is obviously to be tolerated, however within your reach is unacceptable, as it denotes that the bird does not respect you as his leader.

Caution: Newbie question:

What is flogging? How does the rooster do it? I only have a 3 month old Serama roo who occasionally gives me the side dance and foot peck (before he gets kicked away)

He later wants to roost on me when its bedtime. Jeckle and Hyde

Flogging with regards to chickens is attacking, essentially, usually from behind and without warning.

 

[Ginmary]

Thanks but the flogging...is it only pecking or do they try to scratch you with their feet?

 

[Shadrach]

Caution: Newbie question:

What is flogging? How does the rooster do it? I only have a 3 month old Serama roo who occasionally gives me the side dance and foot peck (before he gets kicked away)

He later wants to roost on me when its bedtime. Jeckle and Hyde

Flogging i when a rooster rakes you with his feet and spurs.
The side dance you mention you should take heed of; it means the rooster thinks you are one of his hens. You need to discourage this.

 

[Sneebsey]

It is their spurs and feet that they use, rather than pecking. They hold a lot of strength in their legs, as well as the weaponry of the spurs.

 

[Mimi13]

Thanks but the flogging...is it only pecking or do they try to scratch you with their feet?

When I was a teenager and knew even less about chickens than I do now, I was flogged by an old rooster hatched from a hen my granddaddy had been given. Any time I would go into the barnyard, even when I saw no evidence of the rooster being anywhere around, he would launch his sneak attack. Yep, he appeared out of nowhere, too many times to count. Not only was I gotten from the back, but from the side and the front. On one memorable occasion the old fart flew up, grabbed my thigh with his feet and was pecking my stomach. I’d give anything for a video of that now. Oh wait, we didn’t have video back then. Of course an old 8mm would have been just as funny I suppose.

Needless to say, that bird was a short timer and was given back to the man who gave my granddaddy the hen that hatched him. And would anyone care to guess what type of chicken he was? Yep, a dang “fightin’ bird!” Well, I never!

 

[Mimi13]

Crowing is dominance behaviour; watch how a flock leader acts if another attempts to crow in his presence. He will be chased off at the very least.

I definitely can understand that. Territorial crowing somewhat.

 

[EggWalrus]

Thanks but the flogging...is it only pecking or do they try to scratch you with their feet?

You have two kinds of "floggings".
The first and worst (imho) is from the Man Fighter. The Man Fighter wants to put the hurt on you and make you Obey Him. He'll hook his spurs in you trying to prove he's the Boss and that you will submit to his will. They usually attack with no warning from behind and sink their spurs into your back or head while flogging/beating you with their wings.
The second kind is from the Man Lover. This kind you will get a warning when they "drop a wing" on you. What some newbie call a cute little dance is actually called dropping a wing. And is not your typical dance. When he drops a wing for a hen or you he's telling you to bend on over, your about to get a screwing. When they flog you, they will drop a wing on you then jump you from behind, sinking their spurs in and pulling your hair with their beak to control you while beating/flogging you with their wings. And if you can't get him off you by the time gets off, he'll spew roo goo all over you. I can't go into greater details here because this place is family rated, but you should be able to get the picture.
And never ever let a Drake drop a wing on you, they have equipment that can hurt you different than a rooster can.

 

[aart]

Crowing is dominance behaviour; watch how a flock leader acts if another attempts to crow in his presence. He will be chased off at the very least.

I.am.not.a.chicken.
I don't care if he crows in my presence, except this morning in the coop it hurt my ears....but I didn't chase him off and he didn't attack me.