"What IS that you're doing, rooster?"

my Roo's are 17 weeks old. I don't hit them but I grab all my roosters (11 right now), hang them from their feet upside down in front of all the other chickens then I hold them down on the ground, face into the ground. My Roos stay away from me and if they don't move out of MY way when I am walking they get an extra chasing from me. I don't want to mess with a nasty rooster, my BR's and my BO's are quite large already and with BIG beaks

I have seen the dance (directed to the pullets from my BO) but never towards me. How cute is that for the roosters to bring you treats and put them down in front of you. I dont know if this is good or bad but it sure sounds cute.
 
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Ah, Craigslist... ok...

And I forgot to say what breed he is. He's a California white.
 
I bought a rumpless tufted splash araucana roo for my araucana girls, that was a pet. When the man came driving up the roo was in his lap looking out the window. He is a hoot. He find bugs for me and dances for me and the girls. I can pick him up and we talk. He does get bity every once in a while and I carry him upside down for a few minutes which seems to take the starch out of him. I used to have a barred rock roo that was pretty vicious and would sneak up on a person. He hated my father-in-laws overalls and would run accross the yard to attack them.LOL Roos can be a pain, but if you can figure out how to deal with them they are so much fun. I have found that with any animal it is best not to show fear if you can help it. Be firm and determined. In order to be the boss you have to act like the boss and remember they don't think like people, so they won't get their little feelings hurt. My mother-in-law ( love her to death ) can't hurt any animals feelings and none of her dogs or cats were any fun to be around. Her kids were very well behaved. So strange.

Lanae
 
My Roo tried to go after me thru the fence, in the run, out of the run, you name it.
As per someone's advice, I carried a small snow-shovel around for a while, and would discourage him with that, walking him around til he ran from me, but noticed that he would go after me every time the shovel was missing in action.
So.... I switched tactics.
When he tried to go after me, I turned the tables on him, and went after Him! Once I cornered him, I caught him by his feet (in front of the Girls) held him upside down, and let him flap all he wanted. Once he was done flapping. I would turn him around, and carry him with me for a while. Once I was sure he was humiliated enough, I then set him down.
I did this 3 times, and now he has a different approach towards me. He no longer goes after me, and yet he approaches and eats from my hand when I feed everyone from the back deck.
I still keep him away from my 2 small children, although when he went after my 6 year old, we caught him together, and he held him by his feet for a few, then carried him around for a while. It only took him once to get the point with my son. I won't try that with my 3 year old daughter though. She's not much bigger than the Roo! LOL

As to Roosters and finding them a new home where they will not be eaten. I wish you all the best. I know we have babies growing up, and I know the roosters will all be eaten (well, all but 2). It's what they are for honestly. And if a Rooster is aggressive, it is especially hard to find them a home.

Good Luck with your boy!
 
Thank you all for your help and comments! I'm sorry I haven't looked at this thread in a while. I ended up taking my roo to the feed store where they will take them and give them to people who come in looking for roosters for eggs. (Or so they told me.) I called later in the day to see if he'd been taken and they said an older man came and got him for his grandson. So we can only hope he has a happy home!
 

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