Trouble with rooster.

[DobieLover]

She doesn't want him either, just based on how horrible the hens look due to his constant mating.

That said, I'm the type that runs into roads to help turtles across, so I don't believe in taking a life unless absolutely necessary.

Have you considered just putting him in his own pen/coop for several months to give the hens a break and work with him one on one without the hens around to insight his protective instincts?

And if you know he is flogging you, you cannot ever go into range of him without boots and jeans. If you are wearing the right clothing, it doesn't hurt to get flogged. It's just annoying. Then when he starts flogging you just stand there or slowly walk into him and let him flog away until he finally just gives up then go about your business as if nothing happened. That will go a very long way into teaching him that flogging doesn't work with humans.

I've been working with my boy for over a year and he gets better each day but he was never as bad as yours was in the first place. Why do I put up with him? As with you, I raised him from a chick. He is an incredible rooster for the flock, he ONLY gives me attitude, he's not that bad, there are no children involved and I like him.
It's up to you to work with him, as long as there are no kids around that could be injured by him.

 

[aart]

I despise a flogging rooster.

 

[Chickassan]

I',ve helped a turtle or two myself.
For the record you have issues that will get much better with time..
Roosters get super randy and sassy in spring and summer, can't be helped testosterone calls the shots,nothing personal.
Come fall he'll mellow out, mating will decrease substantially along with his disdain for you

She doesn't want him either, just based on how horrible the hens look due to his constant mating.

That said, I'm the type that runs into roads to help turtles across, so I don't believe in taking a life unless absolutely necessary.

 

[Vickischics]

CULL Him!!! End his bad attitude. Thats terrible.

 

[Chickassan]

This fella is on numero uno roosters people he's green as Kermit's ballbag
Educate the man a little before crock pot city.

.Rooster fact for the situation
Rooster legs visibly flush when testosterone levels rise.
The shades go from a blushy pink to make ya freak out blood red.
Built in dum dum alert, neat right?

 

[Punkybrewster]

Thats the movie @aart!

 

[NatJ]

I'm close to just putting some birdshot into him and being done with it. But we've raised them from chicks and I'm willing to do whatever before that option but he's frankly becoming dangerous.

I recommend a hatchet, instead of birdshot--no crunchy bits in the meat.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Have you considered just putting him in his own pen/coop for several months to give the hens a break and work with him one on one without the hens around to insight his protective instincts?

And if you know he is flogging you, you cannot ever go into range of him without boots and jeans. If you are wearing the right clothing, it doesn't hurt to get flogged. It's just annoying. Then when he starts flogging you just stand there or slowly walk into him and let him flog away until he finally just gives up then go about your business as if nothing happened. That will go a very long way into teaching him that flogging doesn't work with humans.

I've been working with my boy for over a year and he gets better each day but he was never as bad as yours was in the first place. Why do I put up with him? As with you, I raised him from a chick. He is an incredible rooster for the flock, he ONLY gives me attitude, he's not that bad, there are no children involved and I like him.
It's up to you to work with him, as long as there are no kids around that could be injured by him.

I was wondering, too, if isolating him would help. Having no experience with a mean rooster myself, I was just curious.

 

[aart]

Thats the movie @aart!

Yes, I know.....one of my favorite lines.

 

[AngieDawn]

We have 14 hens and a Houdan rooster. All of them are 14 months old. The Houdan has been attacking me both inside and outside of the run repeatedly. I'm a 6ft tall man and to me it seems stupid to attack another animal 20 times your size but this idiot does it.

Today I let the chickens out to enjoy foraging and he immediately attacked me slicing my leg open.

My wife loves the chickens but I'm close to just putting some birdshot into him and being done with it. But we've raised them from chicks and I'm willing to do whatever before that option but he's frankly becoming dangerous.

My wife occasionally holds him and he doesn't seem to attack her but he still comes after me and I've held him a few times as well. Likewise ALL 14 hens are becoming bare backed.. they look horrible as he's mating with all of them repeatedly.

Any suggestions? Is this just a young rooster thing?

First time owner.

I’m a softy. But I’ve decided there are plenty of polite roosters that are culled all the time. People are always looking to rehome a nice rooster just because they can’t have roosters if they have too many for their flock size.

Make yours disappear and find a well behaved boy.

I have 4-5 (They are only 5 weeks old now) I’ll have to get rid of soon just because I can’t have that many Roos with 10 hens!