What is a person to do with this EE Roo?

[Gardeninggranny]

Get rid of the aggressive roosters by butchering them. Aggressive behavior like this has heriditary links and if you keep aggressive roosters to breed the off spring tend to be more agressive also. Even if you don't want to breed you shouldn't sell them to someone else who might.

I allow roosters to be aggressive to each other and to protect hens, but if they attack humans without cause or are too rough with the hens they are gone.

If these two are only 17 weeks old and already this aggressive they need to be butchered, cook them and feed them to your dogs as a reward for being so nice to chickens.

 

[scooter147]

So if someone can admit to dunking a bird in water here is my story with my two thugs.

I was walking away from the feed can when one of them flogged me good, I had shorts on so it HURT. I turned around and there they both stood with heads down and hackles up, I took a kick at them and missed then the one came after me, I gave him good kick. They backed off. So the more I thought about it the madder

I got. So I got the dust mop and went after them, I chased them around, OVER and almost through the coop and run with dust mop in hand

I never hit them couldn't get close enough. But you know what? They hide their heads in the back of their cage in the morning and when I go out to the chicken coop during the day they run around to the backside, they want nothing to do with me now. I WIN, I WIN, I WIN.

 

[scooter147]

Quote:
They will be chicken and dumplings on the first cold fall or winters day. YUMMY

 

[FluffyColor]

I am afriad you are out of luck.You don't want an aggresive roo attacking someone else either,right?So why would you sell him?And I'm not going to suggest culling,because I don't like it.I know you gotta do what you gotta do,but I don't want to suggest it.

I'm sorry.I fon't know what you are going to do with him.

 

[Emzyyy]

I don't like dunking them in water and I admit sounds a bit harsh but I'm not gonna chop their heads off I still love them too much to do that, and I don't ever hold them under just quickly it scares them.

 

[scooter147]

Quote:
If it works go for it.

 

[Judy]

Just for future reference, here is a good summary article about various ways of dealing with this type of rooster:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2588-Roo_behavior

However, I feel you have been given good advice, particularly about not breeding one like this, as there is definite indication this trait can be passed on.

Around here, roosters are raised primarily for meat, anyway, so you know where this one would go.

I bought 6 EE pullet chicks, one of which turned out to be a roo. They are all flighty and scream when I handle them, and the roo was one of the meanest roos I have ever met, both to people and pullets.

If I had one who attacked people but treated his pullets well, did not tear them up when mating, offered food, protected them, etc., I might use Rooster Red's methods to manage his people aggression. But if I had one who was OK with me but rough on the hens, no way would he stay; that's not a good chicken life. I can defend myself much better than the pullets can.

Obviously, having young children around changes the situation even more.

As someone already said, there are plenty of good roos out there, often free for the asking.

Killing and eating a chicken is a bit daunting the first time, but becomes much more manageable with experience. He is just the right age to give you a somewhat small but tender and delicious fryer.

 

[cmom]

I agree, put him in freezer camp.

 

[bethgranberg]

Quote:
Right I would never think of giving him to someone else- just common sence, just thought I would see what others have done and learning from others, my EE pullet is the sweetest thing ever, not the roo-he seems very confused that he is in the dog run without his girls, thanks for the great advice..

 

[bethgranberg]

Quote:
Great thanks so much, I was not going to breed him anyway, that is exactly what happened to me I ordered 6 pullets got 5 and 1 roo-THANKS!!!