Stubborn husband, mean roo

[Chicks_N_Horses]

I'd eat him. Attack roo's make good stew

Or start video taping the roo and your hubby 'playing'

Don't feel bad, there are always some that will get ya no matter how good your handling is.

Wing clipping might teach him a lesson but IDK...after all it is a chicken and not a person, you can't just tell him to stop. If it doesn't work, eat him. I teach horses to 'make the right move' by putting pressure on them until they give me the right answer. Maybe it works with a chicken..?? I've only clipped one chickens wings due to I didn't want him roosting in this one tree he loved and pooping all over my bush.

My husband is stubborn in a way

He would've kicked the chicken back to show him he is more dominant, even though he doesn't have spurs. LOL

 

[erinm]

sometimes a rooster is just mean and all the " situational training" in the world won't help. I have clipped a couple of my girls in the past also. For their own safety. better off safe than worry about the chicken worrying that they were picked last in gym class. My opinion. ErinM

 

[enola]

It's a good thing the rooster doesn't live with me ! I would have clipped his head off. . . . .

 

[gumpsgirl]

It sounds like it's time for Mr. Roo to head to freezer camp. Your husband won't feel so much compassion for the rooster and "his looks" once the roo spurs his eye out. If he's flying that high and going for the head, he, in my book, is to dangerous to have around.

My bad boy of a rooster is heading for freezer camp soon. He flogs peoples legs and thighs, not heads, but his spurs are just now growing in. Once they get much length on them, this boy is gone. Meanwhile, I am hatching like crazy trying to get my flock built up enough that I feel comfortable letting him go.

There are plenty of nice roosters out there and being that his you have his brother who is nice, I wouldn't hesitate in putting that bad boy down. Just IMO.

 

[Dogwood Farm]

I agree with most. Your husband is very patient. Would have been heading for the freezer here. My husband cares about the animals but wouldn't put up with that. I am anxious to see how the dominance thing goes also.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

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Yup! Sure have. And I've been sliced open by a Reeves pheasant, and only made that mistake once.

Either way, there really isn't an excuse for a grown adult to get spurred if you take necessary precautions and know how to handle them. And I'm not saying your husband doesn't know how to handle them, but perhaps he had a slip in judgment on that day.

For instance... if you know a bird is aggressive, why turn your back on him? Keep your eyes on him at all times. If you have to catch him or handle him, do so in a small area rather than a large one where he has the opportunity to fly around. When you go to grab him, dont dilly dally around, bend over and snatch him up quickly so that he does't have the time to flap and jump around. As well, grab him from behind over the wings and when possible use BOTH hands, so that he cannot use the wings to gain balance and air time.

IF we know that roosters can spur, and injure, why not take every precaution possible? They are an animal, with animal instincts. You wouldn't walk blindly into a stall with a bucking horse would you?

 

[rigagirl]

I keep my eye on my rooster because he scares the bejives out of me, I walk in circles and watch his every move I do not trust him, I never turn my back on him he still comes after me. I started to walk in with a broom didn't even have to swing it and they all ran to the back but that only lasted 2 weeks. little by little he has been coming closer. Oh and he only act this way with me no one else just me. I am scared!

 

[Lil_Chickadee]

Many animals can sense fear and that makes them more aggressive. I know it's nothing someone can help if they are afraid of an animal. However, the animal in return is afraid of you too. It's natural defense system kicks in because it doesn't trust you either.

 

[ChickBond 007]

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This always kills me... how does a grown man get lacerations from a very small bird?

Just doesn't make any sense to me.

Perhaps your husband needs some handling tips, and 'situational awarness' training instead of punishing the bird to a life on the ground.

I'm sure you didn't mean this the way it came out.

 

[Renee']

I think Poulets De Cajun woke up on the wrong side of the bed today! Geeez. Lighten up.