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So honestly....there is really such thing as a rooster that has never made an aggressive move? I've had roosters on and off over 30 years and while some were nicer then others, if something threatened his girls, he comes running, that's his job. I have what has been the nicest roo I've ever owned, however, when I pick up a hen and they make a squawk, he comes running. I have learned to "manage" him and he minds me. His aggression started when he lost his whole flock but it's improving as the new girls mature. I use to pet him but after we had a fight, he matched my aggression.....I stopped petting him and for about 2 weeks I carried a rack with me to designate the space around me he was not allowed. I didn't poke at him, I was not aggressive but I put the rake between us when he got in my space. It didn't take him long to figure it out and sometimes he tries to come close to me to get pet when I'm petting the girls but I point to him and he moves back.
I have five young grandkids who aren't afraid of him and he moves away from them....but I don't turn my back on him and I move the kids away from him without alarming them but I have warned them to give him space. No use tempting fate.
Look, you risk an injury when you have any animals. An old family dog that never bit anyone in it's 15 years could be startled by a child jumping on it while it sleeps and all of the sudden it bites for the first time ever.....a horse can misstep.....and a roo can see you as a threat and attack. Now I agree all of these animals could be any degree of crazy and we try to pick the best we can when we're exposing them to our kids but nothing is guaranteed to be 100% safe.
We do the best we can to keep a safe environment but if you are breeding chickens, you need a roo. You find the best one you can and then you keep one eye on him at all times, because they don't come bombproof!
I'm sorry for your son but I can see he's been raised in such a way that he understands the inherent risk of owning animals. Although my kids bike's and climbing trees caused more injuries then any of our animals over the years!

So honestly....there is really such thing as a rooster that has never made an aggressive move? I've had roosters on and off over 30 years and while some were nicer then others, if something threatened his girls, he comes running, that's his job. I have what has been the nicest roo I've ever owned, however, when I pick up a hen and they make a squawk, he comes running. I have learned to "manage" him and he minds me. His aggression started when he lost his whole flock but it's improving as the new girls mature. I use to pet him but after we had a fight, he matched my aggression.....I stopped petting him and for about 2 weeks I carried a rack with me to designate the space around me he was not allowed. I didn't poke at him, I was not aggressive but I put the rake between us when he got in my space. It didn't take him long to figure it out and sometimes he tries to come close to me to get pet when I'm petting the girls but I point to him and he moves back.
I have five young grandkids who aren't afraid of him and he moves away from them....but I don't turn my back on him and I move the kids away from him without alarming them but I have warned them to give him space. No use tempting fate.
Look, you risk an injury when you have any animals. An old family dog that never bit anyone in it's 15 years could be startled by a child jumping on it while it sleeps and all of the sudden it bites for the first time ever.....a horse can misstep.....and a roo can see you as a threat and attack. Now I agree all of these animals could be any degree of crazy and we try to pick the best we can when we're exposing them to our kids but nothing is guaranteed to be 100% safe.
We do the best we can to keep a safe environment but if you are breeding chickens, you need a roo. You find the best one you can and then you keep one eye on him at all times, because they don't come bombproof!
I'm sorry for your son but I can see he's been raised in such a way that he understands the inherent risk of owning animals. Although my kids bike's and climbing trees caused more injuries then any of our animals over the years!
