scissor beak chisken-canot catch to clp beak

[birdygal]

Our scissor beak rooster used to sleep in barn low -and we could catch him to clip his beak, but his beak is getting bad again and now he roosts way up in the tree. I am feeding him soft stuff he can barely get down by hand, but I cannot grab him because I have extreme allergy and am allergic to him so taht just going near coop wil sieze me up and none of the chickens but hens will go into coop for nesting anymore. . He is kind of mean and my kids are afraid of him, and husband lolly gags around and says it's just a chicken and though has tried once to catch at my nagging-yes I will admit,it,but I see red. (I love this chicken) He is the only rooster left of first chickens we had. - My husband keeps letting it g o and refuses to deal with it..I have no one to help. I do not want to watch him starve to death. I am desperate and family just thinks oh well, he is doing this to himself by not letting us catch him. An advice.

 

[Uniontown Poultry]

Why are the most ornery ones the ones we love the most?

Couple of thoughts -
If he's not too high up you may be able to catch him with a net (you can get one at a sporting goods store, a good size fishing net will cost you $10 -$20), or even net him on the ground if you can get close at all.

If you have to wrangle him every day or night, you should pen him, separate from almost all the other chickens who roam (let him have a few hens for company) in a pen/tractor with a cover so he can't get out. Otherwise, he's going to get loose and do what he wants and you will have to face hunting him down to feed him every day/night, and the problems will simply continue. It's the best solution for him (he will get steady food, regular beak trimming when he needs it, access to hens, and protection from predators, which he doesn't get in the tree), for your family (who do not really want to deal with him either because they are afraid or they don't care for him), and for you (no more trying to coax your spouse into chasing the rooster down & any arguments that may ensure regarding said rooster, no more trying to find him when he's in need of a beak trim). Also, if he is in a pen, perhaps your kids can interact with him & not be so scared of him. Maybe they will even come to see in him the things that you like so much.

Do something about that allergy if you can! You want to be able to enjoy having your chickens, and not being able to be near them is definitely going to take some of the fun out of that (my husband suffered with terrible allergies and asthma that required two years of shots and now is controlled with medication - it can be done). From your post it's clear that you are the person who will have to provide the chicken care, since your children fear the rooster and your husband doesn't want to get involved. If that is the case, then you should do what you can to treat those allergies so that you can provide that care, and get the enjoyment out of your chickens.

And if you can't change your situation, it's likely that you probably won't have to watch your rooster starve to death. The life expectancy of chickens that roost outside in trees is not very long. Raccoons and owls (usually barred or horned) are not at all inconvenienced by a chicken roosting in a tree. Rather than seeing him starve, it would be far more likely he'd just "disappear" one evening.

 

[rbaker0345]

You could try one of those grabber things that they sell at lowes, its on a long stick and looks like a claw. They sell something similar for chickens in Murray McMurray, but I think you'll find a better price at Lowes or Home Depot.

 

[birdygal]

Union Town Poultry, I thank you for answering, And I just have not had time to get on here and see if anyone answered because we caught him that day and he has done well. I think I am finding out that getting counsel from people not walking in your shoes is not always helpful but really sad. No one can read between the lines. When you are concerned about a loved one or pet, you may be desperate for answers when you have no family or contacts and you are just hoping for an easy answer. Things are not explained well and others do not know the background that led up to How frantic and frustrated you may be in the situation. I admit I have not had time to spend on here to be as uplifting as I would like so it is probably really nervy of me to take where I have not given much to others on this site. I do really appreciate the time it took you to answer in spite of my maybe taking this whole reply in a wrong manner than what it was intended. Glad some people have it perfected, since I obviously do not.

 

[birdygal]

rbaker0345, I am so sorry I have not replied to you answer here. Thank you for taking the time to help. We got him the day I asked this, but I will look into this for next time.