Vote - to cull or not to cull

[McChooky]

I respect what you are saying but this makes us no better than factory farms. Just because they need more work for you to trust them and them to trust you- doesn't mean we take the easy way out and cull. Still, it is your choice.

Does knowing they can revert back to their previous bad behavior and attack a child again mean we're still no better than factory farming?

 

[nuthatched]

Cull.
Children shouldn't have to live in fear.
Neighbors shouldn't have to live in fear.
Lawsuit waiting to happen.

 

[Tonyroo]

Well I hope everyone can respect the final decision of the op. This person should already know what's more important than any of us.

 

[Sussex19]

I respect what you are saying but this makes us no better than factory farms. Just because they need more work for you to trust them and them to trust you- doesn't mean we take the easy way out and cull. Still, it is your choice.

I would change that, and say it makes us no better than any farmer. Culling has always had a place in any farm.
I have roosters, and only the good ones get to stay, for the simple reason that I only have room for so many. If I have to chose, am I going to chose the jerks rather than the gentlemen? No, and thats the way it should be. If you can safely keep all roosters, and you are keeping them as pets, then that is amazing! But kids are so vulnerable, and should have so much more value then any chicken, that imo there is only one sensible solution.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Ultimately it’s your choice, but I would get rid of him. Like others have said, human beings are so, so much more important than animals. He’s had a good life, now it’s time for him to go.

 

[McChooky]

I have a 6-year granddaughter here often. I do not allow her around any of the roosters. Even if a rooster is really nice - instinct and his "rooster job" can kick in and someone can get hurt. But guess what - it is the same for dogs. No matter how long you have had a dog and let's say the dog has never been aggressive, the dog still has the capability of being aggressive if the right trigger is pushed.

EDIT: I'm a big fan of roosters and have 2 of my own (cockerels ordered for my flock ) Both of them overreact to squawks so they are locked up when I have to handle the hens (like today when I had to catch all my pullets and cut their wing feathers) My question to you is if an aggressive rooster may have to be retrained using this method why recommend the op not cull her rooster knowing it might attack the children again?Why not recommend the roosters be locked up so no children are around it?

 

[LaFleche]

They are afraid to go outside alone at this point, even when Moonlight is no where to be seen.

High time to move him to your crock pot.

A rooster/cockerel attacking small children is a very dangerous situation as they can easily get severely injured and even lose an eye. Not to mention a lifelong trauma as often happens after these attacks.

 

[triciayoung]

Does knowing they can revert back to their previous bad behavior and attack a child again mean we're still no better than factory farming?

Basically everyone is saying to cull the rooster because they have small children. So if the children were 17 as opposed to 7, the rooster gets to live? really? Also, any rooster is going to do his job no matter if he's considered "nice" or not, therefore, I would never allow a small child unattended with any rooster - but again, I would not leave any small child unattended with any dog either. Do you know how many small children attacks there are by dogs that people have had for years and the dog has never been aggressive before? Too many. Likewise, do you know how many posts I have read here where there were nice roosters that then turned aggressive (maybe sick or in pain, or other reasons that I don't know)? The point I am trying to make is to retrain so an adult can do what they need to do and come to an "understanding" with the rooster, but, keep small children closely attended around any rooster or lock the rooster up.

 

[triciayoung]

EDIT: I'm a big fan of roosters and have 2 of my own (cockerels ordered for my flock ) Both of them overreact to squawks so they are locked up when I have to handle the hens (like today when I had to catch all my pullets and cut their wing feathers) My question to you is if an aggressive rooster may have to be retrained using this method why recommend the op not cull her rooster knowing it might attack the children again?Why not recommend the roosters be locked up so no children are around it?

That's what I said below.

 

[triciayoung]

Funny you mentioned that, cause 2 years ago I was selling some of my pullets to a young woman that stopped by and my dog out the blue bit her ankle and she freaked out. That has never happened before. Guess my dog hates young women.

Or maybe he hated her ankles.