Very aggressive rooster

[tuesdaylove]

I had an extremely aggressive Cochin rooster. I raised him from a newborn chick. He used to be sweet and turned at about two years old. He nearly killed the bantam hens, would jump on any dog or human, and could only live successfully with LF hens. I tried forcing him to be held, kicking back, ignoring him, standing my ground... Nothing worked. He was still just as mean when he was killed (by a predator; despite all the trouble, I loved him).

 

[MyChickenShack]

I ,too, wacked my rooster with a rake or a stick...he didn't get the lesson for months, but finally he has backed off...I have 2 roosters for 27 hens. Its my Rhode Island Red that is aggressive and he has attacked me and my 6 yr old son. For some reason, he seems scared of my husband. He's staying for now since he has backed off, but I agree with the others...get rid of or eat him...

 

[Smr]

I take them to auction or eat them.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I ,too, wacked my rooster with a rake or a stick...he didn't get the lesson for months, but finally he has backed off...I have 2 roosters for 27 hens. Its my Rhode Island Red that is aggressive and he has attacked me and my 6 yr old son. For some reason, he seems scared of my husband. He's staying for now since he has backed off, but I agree with the others...get rid of or eat him...

This is a sad post.
You're having no issue advising someone else to get rid of their rooster but yet you keep one yourself that has attacked your 6 year old child?
I wish you would rethink your own situation.
Roosters come and go but once a child loses an eye its gone for life.

 

[MyChickenShack]

This is a sad post.
You're having no issue advising someone else to get rid of their rooster but yet you keep one yourself that has attacked your 6 year old child?
I wish you would rethink your own situation.
Roosters come and go but once a child loses an eye its gone for life.

You don't know my farm kid...hes got more guts that I do...hes 6 going on 16...no joke...and hes always with me

 

[The Moonshiner]

You don't know my farm kid...hes got more guts that I do...hes 6 going on 16...no joke...and hes always with me

Sounds like he's cut from the same cloth as my youngster.
He tells me daily he can't wait to be big like me so he can do dangerous things.
IMO no rooster is worth keeping when it has showed aggression when a small child is in the home.

 

[Folly's place]

I'm the adult in the room, and no bird who threatens anyone on my property, most especially a child stays around. It's a good lesson in life too. "Nasty roosters taste best"!
Mary

 

[ChocolateMouse]

I think you have eight pages of your answer OP.

You can try to beat some sense into the fella, but it might never work, and it will be aggressive. If you're in a suburb some folks might call people to complain about your animals abuse. You'll have to reinforce it regularly too. It will never feel comfortable, it will never be totally safe, but you can probably reduce the attacks to once-in-a-while before you have to teach another lesson.

You can re-home him, but that might not be the most responsible because he's so aggressive. Chances are good that wherever you send him he winds up as soup anyhow. But if he gets very lucky he might find a home with someone tolerant who is happy to try to beat some sense into him.

Or you can give him a respectful end and potentially even feed your family in the process. If you're veg*n you could donate the meat to a local soup kitchen or the like, or find a friend or family member to take the meat off your hands so it doesn't go to waste. If you can't do it yourself, you may be able to find a local farmer or abattoir to do it for you. If he's more of a pet, you could try to have him put down at a vets office. (Don't eat, compost or or bury a chicken put down at the vet. The chemicals involved could kill or harm anything that eats it.)

It's totally fine to want a rooster but there's so many good roosters out there that will get put down or eaten. If you keep a mean one you can't keep a nice one.

I think that sums it up pretty well.

 

[Runt of the Flock]

Dinner. Crisis averted.

 

[chloiflower]

I'm new to chicken-keeping and just had to cull my first (accidental) rooster yesterday. He attacked me about 80% of the time I went into the coop to do anything and I realized that I didnt have the expertise to reform him. I didnt want all the money we had put into him to go to waste so I decided to learn how to process a rooster.

I'm a vegetarian so he'll feed my husband but it was a very surreal and sobering experience for me. I know he had a quality life.