Topic of the Week - Aggressive Roosters: What is the best way to handle them?

[McChooky]

Aggressive roosters get a formal invitation to dinner as the guest of honor

Be nice or be dinner, I do not have money to throw away on er visits or lawsuits over some jerk chicken nor the desire to be harassed while doing stuff

I can't think of one I'd enjoy eating more than one who waits on me by the door.

 

[McChooky]

Soon as this guys old enough to replace my rooster his dad's retiring

 

[chooki]

I gave this rooster a pedicure last month after he flogged me a couple of times with his spurs. I cut the tip of the spurs then used wood file to make them round. Very satisfied afterwards. None of the other birds in my rooster flock received such a treatment because they were all sweet and loving .. or at least not dare to challenge me.

 

[McChooky]

I gave this rooster a pedicure last month after he flogged me a couple of times with his spurs. I cut the tip of the spurs then used wood file to make them round. Very satisfied afterwards. None of the other birds in my rooster flock received such a treatment because they were all sweet and loving .. or at least not dare to challenge me.

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He found out the hard way

 

[Ponypoor]

Have had nasty stallion chickens in the past, got rid of them. The girls were much happier.

Then I got a Polish Rooster (1.5 yrs old) a couple yrs ago. I was extremely worried about getting another Roo; seems he is something of a Casanova- the girls ALL love him, even my wee OEGB bantam hen only has eyes for him. She detests my OEGB bantam Roo (who is also a sweet heart and has his own harem of full sized hens hahahaha), and will only let Mr P the Polish Roo breed her. Or should I say squash her, and she doesn’t even complain!

I have 3 Roos here and each one is a sweetie pie, good to the hens, chicks, people. I really lucked out.

I have found that the amt of time spent with them as youngsters is what makes the difference. Whether mama raised or raised by me, I make sure day one to have them imprint on me and I hold them every day, bad manners are not allowed, I treat them as I would a young colt or dog, I give them every opportunity to be good and they receive treats for this. They know their names, and commands like, go home, go to bed, come here, NO!, good boy, treats (they really like that one).

Actually all my flock I handle this way. Same as when training horses. Or dogs. Or people! Be clear and be calm. Give rewards. Always end sessions on a good note so they get a treat for that. No treats unless they earm it!!!

Chickens are just as smart as a horse - but more devious. Make sure you set aside time to concentrate only on them, and don’t spend more than a few minutes at it. Don’t try a handling/training session if you’re in a hurry or angry or upset.

Oh and be regular about it. You cannot do this once every blue moon and expect results - that’s a recipe for getting angry with a lack of results.

Of course there will always be those Roos that just are bad boys, those need to go for dinner. Too bad one couldn’t geld a Roo like a bad colt… I have had some really nice ‘sports models’ over the years!

 

[Beau plus penny]

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Some roosters are really amazing flock members that knows their place and looks after their flocks without ever causing issues, or show signs of aggression towards his hens, or humans. But sometimes a problem rooster crops up that shows either excessive aggression to his hens, or attacks humans. In this thread, please tell me your thoughts on how to best manage an aggressive rooster, specifically:

- What was your experience(s) with aggressive roosters and what did you try/do to remedy it?
- Should aggressive roosters be rehabilitated, rehomed, or invited for dinner?

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the best way to handle them is with this i have never tolerated aggressive roosters