Why is my rooster coming after me? (UPDATE.pg.5)

[xtremevermonter]

Up until then, had you handled your roo often? How about when he was a chick?

 

[WalkingWolf]

I have been lucky and never had a rooster attack me, most of mine are friendly to me. OTOH I do have problems with them picking on other chickens, at times. If I can manage it I pick up the chicken being chased and then chase the offender. This seems to work for a while, that and I have used a pecking stick to hit the ground behind them or lightly tap them on the butt.

I heard somewhere of using a super soaker on the roos, but I am not going out to buy one when what I have been doing works.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

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Cowgirl UP! LOL

 

[CarriBrown]

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[speckledhen]

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Cowgirl UP! LOL

You betcha! And, I want to add that all my roosters were handled from hatch, so that doesn't always guarantee a docile rooster. You just do not know how a rooster will be until he is an adult and has a flock of ladies. Hormones rage and sometimes they just can't help themselves. I have two BR roosters and a Blue Orp rooster, all hatched here, that are very sweet, calm and easy to handle. I've culled/sold an Ameraucana and a Delaware who started to become aggressive. It's not really a breed thing, just a "rooster thing".

 

[misty7850]

I had a barred Rock I hatched & raised. I handled him every day.. He used to come running to me to be picked up. Then when he was about 8 months old, He turned and every time I turned to leave the coop he would attack me, by jumping in the air and flying at me with his feet first, hitting me with his feet, sprus and also pecking at me. I would pick him up and carry him again, I threatened to put him in a stew pot.. I dusted him with a broom.. Nothing I tried worked.
It got to be where I had to leave the chicken coop backwards, cause he never attacked me when I was facing him. I couldn't break his attack habit. So I gave him to another farmer. And of course I told him about his being mean, and he took him anyway.
It is hard to see them turn on you, especially when you incubate & hatch them yourself.

 

[xtremevermonter]

I'm excited- one of my BRs from this batch of chicks ended up being a rooster. He is very adventurous so far at 3 weeks old. It will be fun seeing how he takes on his role as the #1 Roo.

 

[gwugrad03]

I have recently had an issue with my aggressive RIR Rooster. I never had an issue with him until this winter we had a couple of neighborhood dogs attack my flock, and kill over 20 birds. This attack really made him become protective of his girls but also aggressive to me. On 2 seperate days he attacked me. I was wearing shorts so he got my legs pretty good. The next time I decided to wear blue jeans and was prepared to stand my ground. He attacked me just as expected but i was prepared. The more he came at me, the more i came at him until i got him down on the ground with my foot on his back and I held him down. Not enough to hurt him but enough to show him who was the boss. I have not had an issue from him since.

 

[snowydiamonds]

I'd say because you are not picking him up and holding him like a football and then letting him on the ground when YOU are ready, not he. I also pet down their ruffled feathers on their neck and tell them to "put your wild hair down, I'm not going to hurt you or your girls, but I'M the boss, not you. And, You are a very beautiful boy!" Cause he/they "is" -and I love roo's "too much"

If there's one that doesn't "come around" either you continue chasing it around and holding it or you put it in the cook pot/freezer. Never run from an animal or turn your back if you find there's a problem.

 

[MaggieRae]

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I hope you don't throw him too.