why does my rooster do that?

[christinah3335]

he has just recently started doing it. Maybe a few weeks or so and he does it when I am inside looking out the window at him. He doesn't do the whole clucking thing that he does when he shares food with the hens he just dips his head no noises.

 

[JanetMarie]

I have seen my roosters dip their heads as if picking up something and putting back down, and moving their heads slightly, when there is another rooster on the other side of the fence. It seems to be posturing behavior.

 

[christinah3335]

maybe he sees me as the Alfa IDK because no other roosters are around when he does this so maybe that is it. I have never seen any of my other roosters do this odd behavior it was a first for me lol. I don't give them treats very much I will put out meal worms etc for all of them sometimes and bread only when I have some that is going stale.

 

[lazy gardener]

I have a rooster that dips his head repeatedly when he sees me either in the window or when I go outside. He doesn't attack me or anything like that but follows me very slowly.

He is really a very sweet rooster eats out of my hand and everything. I am not afraid of him at all he only has messed with my 14 year old. He does the whole drop down wing thing to her but hasn't attacked her.

You have been told what his behavior means. I agree fully with PP. This roo is already human aggressive with your 14 y.o. Roo MO is that he will take on the weaker person first, and then move up his attack towards the people he considers to be stronger. HIS behavior is indicating that he is thinking about mounting an attack. Both the tid-bitting, psuedo tid-bitting, following, and wing drop are signs of impending aggression. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but, he is thinking about it. You CAN possibly turn him around by working on some rooster dominance training. This involves never feeding him by hand, keeping him at least arm length away at all times, never walking around him, but instead making him move out of YOUR way. Where ever he happens to be standing, make him yield that space. Chase him away from the treats and his ladies at feeding time with a light wt. stick. You don't hit him with it, simply tap his tail feathers to get him moving in the direction you want him to go. Teach your dtr to do the same, and have her give him chase around the yard with your supervision. Never let her go near him without you present. Never let her go near them without a stick in hand. IMO, it's only a matter of time before this boy attacks some one. Could be your dtr, or one of her friends.