What is a person to do with this EE Roo?

[bethgranberg]

Hi everyone-
I have an Easter egger roo that is about 17 weeks old. He has gotten very agressive, even with my 11 year old handling him from the first day we got him. I have five pullets, one is limping one has very large scab on head, have left it alone it is scabbed over, but large. My other orpington had a scab on her head but it has healed over. Seperated roo in dog run for the time being until I can get furter advice...
-has plenty of room in 8x12 coop, 8x16 run with large dog run area as well maybe 25x25 every day to exercise, lock in coop at night due to high predators in area and dogs.
-age appropriate food fresh water at all times
-not allowing children in run has charged me a couple times and shown agression towards me.
I have never culled a bird and I want to protect my family and hens.
Any advise or words of wisdom greatly apprciated. Thank you.

 

[Chickens n' more]

I would get rid of him, but that is me personally. I have heard of people carrying a squirt bottle of vinegar and squirting him everytime he gets aggressive, but not sure if it worked. If he is that aggressive now, at such a young age, it will probably just get worse.

I have an EE/orpington rooster that I just got a few weeks ago that has anger issues also. He is almost a year old and VERY big! Needless to say, with 3 children, I dont need the worry.

 

[bethgranberg]

Thanks for the words of wisdom, I am leaning that way. This EE roo is very large as well and he knows it!! He is a good looking bird, lots of colors on him and a big green tail.

 

[CMV]

I would perhaps reconsider your stance on culling. A bad rooster causes way more problems than the bird is worth. A flock ruled by a nasty rooster is an unhappy flock. There are so many great roos out there looking for homes that it's not sensible to keep an aggressive bird. If he is injuring your hens and attacking you and your family, then he'd have to go.

 

[nhnanna]

Put him on Craigslist before he does something to one of the children.

 

[bethgranberg]

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I am ok with culling I have just never done it before....I agree with what you are saying. I think my hens are definatly unhappy and the poor things havent even layed one egg yet!!

 

[scooter147]

I have two 17 WEEKS EE roos too that are just plain MEAN!!!
They don't challange me any more BECAUSE I FIGHT BACK!!!
They were so rough and aggressive with the hens and just whooped the tar out of my bantam roo Slyvester. My Boston Terrier and Lab/Chow mix won't come down to the coop any more as these two just go off on them and of course the dogs know they can't fight back so they just stay away.

I have banished these two to the outside of the coop and run durning the day and to a dog cage at night.
I was planning on sending them to freezeer camp in mid October but I think if the weather cools down it maybe this weekend.


This is my first experience with EE roos and if these two are any indication I don't want any more. I bought eggs off BYC and hatched 5 and fortunately only 2 roos.

Mean little devils.

 

[valentinebaby]

I have 4 BO's, 4 NHR's and 3 EE's - all pullets. The BO's and NHR's are friendly, but my EE's are not friendly at all - at least they're not mean like the rooster mentioned here or they'd be gone! Good luck with your decision, but if you have other options, I'd re-home him!

 

[Emzyyy]

I have a EE roo I was having issues with I hung him upside down whenever he flogged and dunked him in a water bucket he learned fast, and when ever he got in fights I would do it again and set him down infront of the other rooster if he started to fight again I dip him again and keep doing this til he learns and walks away from the other roo. Now he runs from me, same with my Golden Sebright Roo, and a White Silkie Roo, and my other EE. I haven't ever really had to do it to my Modern Game Bantam he's a sweety.

 

[cmom]

I have used a hose instead of a squirt bottle and really give my bully a good blast.