Tino just flogged my Grandma!!! Here is what i did:

[Ihavesomechickens]

Here is an excellent article I found on training a rooster to not be aggressive. Sure it’s for dogs, but you would be surprised to know how similar a rooster and a dog are. Just replace dog with rooster, and it’s an excellent resource:
https://dogtrainingeasily.com/how-to-stop-dog-aggression-towards-people

I have been seeing a lot of people trying to train roosters with aggression and negative reinforcement, and then complaining about their rooster still being aggressive. It makes me want more coffee and a new planet.

 

[LizzzyJo]

For me this would mean chicken n’ dumplins time. Try again with another boy.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

I didn't want this one he was an oops. We got him from the leghorn pullet bin at TSC. I pointed to his sister Laia, and said that's the one I'd like please, and she grabbed him instead so I just asked for Laia again, and we were off, all my babies were raised as pets, and I will never eat him, he would be put down and bury him before I could swallow him.

 

[Vickischics]

I didn't want this one he was an oops. We got him from the leghorn pullet bin at TSC. I pointed to his sister Laia, and said that's the one I'd like please, and she grabbed him instead so I just asked for Laia again, and we were off, all my babies were raised as pets, and I will never eat him, he would be put down and bury him before I could swallow him.

I'll eat him for you. Lol

 

[LizzzyJo]

I didn't want this one he was an oops. We got him from the leghorn pullet bin at TSC. I pointed to his sister Laia, and said that's the one I'd like please, and she grabbed him instead so I just asked for Laia again, and we were off, all my babies were raised as pets, and I will never eat him, he would be put down and bury him before I could swallow him.

I never cull a roo until he flogs me. It makes me mad enough to not care. Lol. Someone on here called it revenge chicken noodle

 

[Acre4Me]

puppy or a small child.

like you would train a puppy is a good analogy.

Newsflash! Chickens are not mammals, chickens are prey animals, chickens are not trainable to the extent a dog or child would be.

so, adjust the thinking to chickens! An aggressive teen male chicken may remain aggressive, and get worse. Or, they may mellow after the flood of hormones wane. Some roosters are simply unpredictable.

In the case of this male, OP @Chickenhappy8708 should segregate (done, I think), and assess best placement for the long term...a bachelor pad, or as a young male in an older flock that includes an older than a year head rooster. Those older chickens will teach him some manners, whether he remembers their teaching is another matter.

OP was correct is taking control of the situation! Op acted quickly to defend grandma (good thinking) and hitting aggressive male where it matters (picking up mated hen), and moving him away with the board.

If YOU have never been attacked by a cockerel or rooster, then you don’t know how you’ll react until it happens. It happens fast, and you’ll likely react fast. Your boot or yard tool may whip out faster than you know...even if you never thought you would do such a thing.

we had an aggressive rooster, and eventually got rid of him. We dealt with him until he was rehomed, and what a blessing it has been to NOT deal with aggression on a daily basis. Our last rooster, and this current one have not been aggressive at all...such a relief.

Good luck to OP @Chickenhappy8708.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Newsflash! Chickens are not mammals, chickens are prey animals, chickens are not trainable to the extent a dog or child would be.

so, adjust the thinking to chickens! An aggressive teen male chicken may remain aggressive, and get worse. Or, they may mellow after the flood of hormones wane. Some roosters are simply unpredictable.

In the case of this male, OP @Chickenhappy8708 should segregate (done, I think), and assess best placement for the long term...a bachelor pad, or as a young male in an older flock that includes an older than a year head rooster. Those older chickens will teach him some manners, whether he remembers their teaching is another matter.

OP was correct is taking control of the situation! Op acted quickly to defend grandma (good thinking) and hitting aggressive male where it matters (picking up mated hen), and moving him away with the board.

If YOU have never been attacked by a cockerel or rooster, then you don’t know how you’ll react until it happens. It happens fast, and you’ll likely react fast. Your boot or yard tool may whip out faster than you know...even if you never thought you would do such a thing.

we had an aggressive rooster, and eventually got rid of him. We dealt with him until he was rehomed, and what a blessing it has been to NOT deal with aggression on a daily basis. Our last rooster, and this current one have not been aggressive at all...such a relief.

Good luck to OP @Chickenhappy8708.

Thank you.
We haven't separated him yet, by the should be in the tractor by the end of the weekend, my dad needs to help me cut wood, so depending when he's out of meetings, I can finish. I'm looking forward to not carring boards into a run every time

 

[ladybrasa]

Chickens are not mammals, chickens are prey animals, chickens are not trainable to the extent a dog or child would be.

I do not have an opinion about the OP’s issue, just wanted to mention that I’ve heard chickens are often used when teaching people how to clicker-train dogs.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Newsflash! Chickens are not mammals, chickens are prey animals, chickens are not trainable to the extent a dog or child would be.

so, adjust the thinking to chickens! An aggressive teen male chicken may remain aggressive, and get worse. Or, they may mellow after the flood of hormones wane. Some roosters are simply unpredictable.

In the case of this male, OP @Chickenhappy8708 should segregate (done, I think), and assess best placement for the long term...a bachelor pad, or as a young male in an older flock that includes an older than a year head rooster. Those older chickens will teach him some manners, whether he remembers their teaching is another matter.

OP was correct is taking control of the situation! Op acted quickly to defend grandma (good thinking) and hitting aggressive male where it matters (picking up mated hen), and moving him away with the board.

If YOU have never been attacked by a cockerel or rooster, then you don’t know how you’ll react until it happens. It happens fast, and you’ll likely react fast. Your boot or yard tool may whip out faster than you know...even if you never thought you would do such a thing.

we had an aggressive rooster, and eventually got rid of him. We dealt with him until he was rehomed, and what a blessing it has been to NOT deal with aggression on a daily basis. Our last rooster, and this current one have not been aggressive at all...such a relief.

Good luck to OP @Chickenhappy8708.

Chickens are A LOT easier to train them any dog, I can tell you that for sure. Birds in general are normally easier to train than any mammal, because most mammals you would train are generally predatory animals. Prey animals are normally very smart, or else they would be dead, and once they figure out you aren’t a threat they will calm down.

The easiest time to train a rooster, in my experience, is when they are a hormonal teenager, and I’ve trained quite a few cockerels. And I’ve been attacked by many a roosters, and I have accidentally kicked one. I picked it up, if it would let me, and would take it inside to get a ‘check-up’ to make sure it wasn’t hurt. I am very ashamed of every time I have accidentally hurt a chicken, even though most of the time it’s just me accidentally stepping on a tail feather.

The key to these situations is to STAY CALM and TRY NOT TO HURT THE BIRD. Chickens are fragile creatures, a hit in the wrong spot could kill one. If it happens, you should identify the best course of action that will bring the least possible injury and fear to everyone. Picking up the cockerel before he attacks can help to calm him down, and it prevents injury to the humans in the situation. And then, you should figure out WHY it happened. Was someone too close to ‘his’ territory and he felt threatened? Was someone picking up a hen, and he saw it as them mating with her? Was the flock scared, and he was trying to protect them? Aggression always has a cause, it’s never just random. Sometimes it’s as simple as him not liking the boots you are wearing that day, and trying to attack them.

Finding out the root of the aggressive behaviour, training him, and giving him a good role model to look up to, can all help. Clicker training him is a great way, though I’ve never tried it myself ( I hate the sound of the clickers). And beneath all aggressive roosters is a little guy that is trying to do what is best for his flock.
( I’m tearing up writing this for some reason, so it’s a bit shorter than intended.)

 

[The Happster]

Chickens are A LOT easier to train them any dog, I can tell you that for sure.

Well idk. I have tried teaching my cockerels to open doors but I wasn't very successful...