When can you tell what kind of personality a maturing rooster will have?

[chickmomma03]

Quote: Yea, I haven't done the poking thing, but I suppose to could work as a quick deterrent. I go out in different outfits and shoes all the time, and some days I have gloves on (coop cleaning time), a wheel barrow, shovel/rake, etc. They get curious, but they don't peck. If they get too close with curiosity for my comfort (mainly my roo, trying to learn to live with one is a little challenging because you don't know whether he's going to behave in that moment or decide he doesn't want you in there) then I shoo them back and they mind their own.

For me, I don't do anything that can be viewed as "chicken behavior" or I try not to anyways. I talk to them like they're human (whether they understand or not is a different story lol), and I go about my business. I enjoy sitting out there with them some, but only when I know my roo isn't in a foul mood. I don't go out of my way to pick mine up anymore because Oreo goes into protective mode and starts his shuffle business, but if I have a need to I do. I had one stuck on the nesting shelf while I was in there working (I was moving around a lot and she was worried she'd get knocked off the ladder I think) so I picked her up, she started squabbling in a semi-distressed/displeased way and in comes Oreo, I backed him up and put her down and said "see, it's ok, she was stuck" and he pecked her once and went about his business lol

 

[enola]

I'm trying to give mine time too. My son's father said they're just like teens when they're this age. Mine is almost 6mos now and gets a little cocky (no pun intended) sometimes. He will shake his leg, veer toward me, and let me know when he's in a foul mood.

These are the first signs of him letting you know you are not the boss any more......

 

[Zinniah]

Yea, I haven't done the poking thing, but I suppose to could work as a quick deterrent. I go out in different outfits and shoes all the time, and some days I have gloves on (coop cleaning time), a wheel barrow, shovel/rake, etc. They get curious, but they don't peck. If they get too close with curiosity for my comfort (mainly my roo, trying to learn to live with one is a little challenging because you don't know whether he's going to behave in that moment or decide he doesn't want you in there) then I shoo them back and they mind their own.

For me, I don't do anything that can be viewed as "chicken behavior" or I try not to anyways. I talk to them like they're human (whether they understand or not is a different story lol), and I go about my business. I enjoy sitting out there with them some, but only when I know my roo isn't in a foul mood. I don't go out of my way to pick mine up anymore because Oreo goes into protective mode and starts his shuffle business, but if I have a need to I do. I had one stuck on the nesting shelf while I was in there working (I was moving around a lot and she was worried she'd get knocked off the ladder I think) so I picked her up, she started squabbling in a semi-distressed/displeased way and in comes Oreo, I backed him up and put her down and said "see, it's ok, she was stuck" and he pecked her once and went about his business lol

they let me pet them sometimes, but they don't like to be picked up, though they will calm down after a few seconds. I guess she is going to have to get used to it, im going to use the football carry method, saw it on youtube, it looks effective.

 

[chickmomma03]

Quote: Yea, I realize he's trying to assert his dominance with me. I pick him up and carry him around and it holds him off for a while.

 

[Zinniah]

Yea, I haven't done the poking thing, but I suppose to could work as a quick deterrent. I go out in different outfits and shoes all the time, and some days I have gloves on (coop cleaning time), a wheel barrow, shovel/rake, etc. They get curious, but they don't peck. If they get too close with curiosity for my comfort (mainly my roo, trying to learn to live with one is a little challenging because you don't know whether he's going to behave in that moment or decide he doesn't want you in there) then I shoo them back and they mind their own.

For me, I don't do anything that can be viewed as "chicken behavior" or I try not to anyways. I talk to them like they're human (whether they understand or not is a different story lol), and I go about my business. I enjoy sitting out there with them some, but only when I know my roo isn't in a foul mood. I don't go out of my way to pick mine up anymore because Oreo goes into protective mode and starts his shuffle business, but if I have a need to I do. I had one stuck on the nesting shelf while I was in there working (I was moving around a lot and she was worried she'd get knocked off the ladder I think) so I picked her up, she started squabbling in a semi-distressed/displeased way and in comes Oreo, I backed him up and put her down and said "see, it's ok, she was stuck" and he pecked her once and went about his business lol

Immediately after i picked her up, mr. rooster came to her aid and did a couple of dances at me, but then just stared at me. I held her for only five minutes, and she was calm, except she kept making these constant low noises. After i put her down, they both just slowly walked off. Not sure if that's how its supposed to go? Maybe i should have held her longer?

 

[chickmomma03]

Quote: Most of the time I'm in the coop/exercise pen alone so I keep a close eye on my rooster, and normally he just stays out of my way and backs off/moves when I get close, but I was out working in the yard and he decided to get testy with me and I bit back (not literally) and he backed off and looked at me shocked. I wasn't in the exercise run with them when he did it (out working near it), but I'll be darned if I'm going to let him think he can challenge me through the wire. I probably should have dropped everything and went and picked him up, but I was running out of daylight to finish my task and my wheel barrow arm decided to snap so it's taken longer now.