I have a RIR who is about 5 months old and he's one mean bugger! We call him Peckerhead cuz that's what he acts like. I've been flogged a couple times (thanks for explaining that term!) and tend to carry a small rake with me when I'm out because he respects the rake. My sheltie is terrified of him and doesn't even like to go do her business during the day because she's afraid he'll come runnin'. He's flogged my Bernese Mountain dog and the Berner tries to fight back, but I'm afraid he'll do damage to Peckerhead before we're ready to send him off to freezer camp. Peckerhead's not a meaty enough bird yet to butcher, IMHO, but we definitely want to eat him! Darn bird comes up to the house and crows through the windows to get us to look out and talk to him. He's a character for sure, and he's always ALWAYS got something to say. He serenades us at the window sometimes, too. He fusses when we pick him up, but once we have his wings plastered to his body, he doesn't struggle and will just look at ya and occasionally make singing sounds. Thankfully his spurs are still little nubs and not too painful. I don't think I want another roo around here, but ya know, I'm guessing he thinks he's protecting his girls.
