It's going pretty good here. Just dealing with rain and mist. Been going to our Granddaughter's check up visits. It seems Preemies get to have more checkups than those that weren't. She is growing like crazy! She is wonderful! Hows it going your way?
I do the same thing with any aggressive Roosters. When I am done walking around with them held by their legs I gently lay them down on their sides and hold them down making them stay calm. Once they are laying their calm for a bit then I let go and stand back from them. They will usually take a minute to realize they are free. I don't usually have any problems from them after that. If I do I repeat the process. Once or twice is all it should take. If they don't behave after that they don't stay. I have a couple of game roosters that so far have never messed with me. I actually trained a game rooster I hatched to fly to my arm and sit or on my shoulder. I sold him to my neighbor because I had too many roosters. My neighbor was so happy to have him and him be calm.
Remember the birds lungs are on the top towards the back bone, so when upside down all of the organ weight is on the lungs and makes it hard for them to breathe so suffocation is a real possibility if held in this position too long, how long is too long you all ask, Dunno
One of my Olives I got from Carcar my one and only roo looks like he broke his mmmm we will call it his ankle, he is in my hospital and has a vet appointment on Monday 8 am, so
that my vet can fix it, least she will try,
FYI: I will never get rich between my chickens, cats and dogs they are spending my first million for me.
I have a BO who is 95% calm and gentle. Have you tried chasing him and snatching him up as soon as he comes at you or just looks like he's gonna? I can't rememebwr which thread or article I read it in, but it suggested doing that for a few days to see if it curbs him. What I did was exactly what it suggested and it seemed to work. If I can find it I'll post the link. But essentially this is what worked for me:
As soon as he even thinks about coming at me, I walk right at him or stand in front of him with my back straight and my hands on my hips look him straight in the face. If he actually makes contact, I just shove him back with my foot( I try best not to kick him that just makes them more mad). Be bossy, tell him "NO!". And he'll back away or run depending on how close I have to get. Then I snatch him up quick but careful, take him out of the run and either take him to the front porch or sit in the chair right outside the run with him. I hold him down until he stops struggling and just pet him and talk to him for about 5 minutes (all it takes) maybe more depending on how sweet gets. Then, when he's totally chill, I put him back. Works every time. He rarely comes at me unless I legitimately startle one of the hens which isn't often.
To get him to the point I just described- every day in the afternoon, I would just go take him out of the run and walk around the property with him for 10-15 minutes and just talk calmly to him. Maybe give him some mealworms, too. Doing this forced him to learn to trust me as a protector because he was taken out of his territory where he was defenseless. It also makes them realize who's the one in charge. I did this for 5 days. Now, this is not to say that he's not gonna come at you occasionally. Like Papa will tell ya, he's a rooster and that's what roosters do and that's that. So, regardless of how docile he is, I never ever take my eyes off him because really it's his job to be a dick. That's why I say 95% gentle. If you wanna give it a try while you're trying to find him a new home, maybe it will help. At least to make it less stressful for you. Think of it as Behavior Modification.
edit to add: at this point, I don't even have to go at him really. All it takes is a stern "don't even try it" and he just stands there and does nothing.
Recently, this was happening with Stanley. He had poo similar for a few days like that but seemed ok. After a while he eventually avoided me and I noticed he was standing around hunched, not socializing with the ladies. When he didn't get excited over mealworms I knew something was really off so when I picked him up, I realized he'd lost weight, too. It turned out, he had a respiratory infection. Which was a secondary one, but that's what it was nonetheless. I took him to their vet and that was how I found out. Have you sat and listened to her breathing? is she raspy or wheezy in addition to the poo? With Stanly, it was barely noticeable. I had to put my ear to his chest to hear it.
ok, the 'don't kick him it just makes him more mad'.....well, I just absolutely disagree. The urge to attack is built in, it's to show dominance, that old 'the strongest survive' thing. I kick mine. The first time he did it, I just kind of pushed him away with my foot. He didn't bother me again for a few weeks, but then still does occasionally. I do my best to kick him now, I bounced him off the side of the run the other day, and he got up and came for more, so I gave him more. It's a 'I'm bigger and badder than you' that he will eventually understand, though it is kind of funny that as long as I keep eye contact he won't try anything, he waits until i turn to walk away. So I try to keep an eye on him and if I catch him trying to sneak up on me I jump at him. Goofy thing now waits until I get outside then runs to the fence and jumps at me
Remember the birds lungs are on the top towards the back bone, so when upside down all of the organ weight is on the lungs and makes it hard for them to breathe so suffocation is a real possibility if held in this position too long, how long is too long you all ask, Dunno
Really? I've read that it's ok to hold a healthy chicken upside down for a bit. I've done that with at least 5 roosters constantly checking to see if they were ok and not seeing them having any problem what so ever. I don't keep them that way but a minute or two. Guess I will have to stop doing that then. No idea what to do with the ones that want to attack then. Sticks and other objects do not work. My husband has used sticks and things to keep them from him and they still go after him. I like to let them know from the start who is the biggest chicken in the yard!
Edit: Wait that didn't sound right! Ok, let them know who is the boss. Yeah that's better.
