What makes a mean rooster?

Brebis · Post by **Brebis** » Tue May 24, 2016 5:26 pm

Try a red shirt...wearing one convinced all my young cockerels to scatter!
Otherwise, the stew pot is the best bet. I've had a few raised here that went that way and nothing worked...
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Good luck!

windwalkingwolf · Post by **windwalkingwolf** » Wed May 25, 2016 12:28 am

Sometimes it happens when a rooster is raised by hand--they think you're either a hen, and may try to mate hands or legs, or they think you're a rooster, and try to run you off. Not sure there's a fix for that scenario. A friend had a rooster that was a compete c*** as soon as he hit sexual maturity, would go after everyone in the family, they couldn't feed the hens without carrying a shovel. They recently gave me the rooster with the understanding that I would turn him into soup...but the change in environment, or perhaps one of my own roosters dressing him down, or both, has effected a complete change in him. "Red" is now a sweetheart, has not threatened any of us, not once, while he's been here.
I once had a hen-raised rooster that was fine--not hand tame, but not frightened of or aggressive to people. Until after a spar with another rooster that damaged an eye (and possibly his brain)--his one pupil was forever after oddly shaped, and he was forever after a complete menace. You couldn't turn your back on him, and I still have the scars from the last time I did. I had a feed jug in my hand and reacted automatically, connected with his head hard enough I broke the jug and he went into convulsions. I felt so bad!!! But, he shook it off after a bit, and came after me again. He calmed down after I dangled him upside down by his feet, but, surveying my bleeding calf where he had spurred it through my jeans, I took him to the block and then to the slow cooker. I don't think there's a fix for brain damage, either.

Doug The Chickenman · Post by **Doug The Chickenman** » Wed May 25, 2016 8:01 am

Depending on the rooster we tuck them under the arm like a football and go for a half hour walk. They can't escape and have no choice but behave.
When they are set down make sure they wait until you release them to try to leave. If not start again on the set down until they are relaxed and wait for you to let go .

Post by **Killerbunny** » Wed May 25, 2016 8:42 am

BTW I never ever totally trust a rooster. He's there to do a job and I always watch our boy when I'm working around the coops. Away from them he gently takes treats and I can work around the gardens fine but I always watch.

Doug The Chickenman · Post by **Doug The Chickenman** » Wed May 25, 2016 8:47 am

See this thread. http://poultrytalkontario.net/forum/vie ... f=13&t=129

Here is my excerpt from it.

We have had some aggressive roosters over time, but you have to look at the apparent causes of the aggression.
We have two Silkie roosters who survived mink attacks. One is missing an eye and had to regrow all the skin on the back of his neck. The other just had to regrow the skin on the back of his neck and heal a few scratches.
These two have there own pen with about 12-15 hens of various breeds. they take very good care of the girls and don't over mount them. But you do not want to be a threat to them or the girls as they are not afraid to take on the attacker. So in other words they know their job and do it well.
They do not attack us but are on guard even though they know we feed and water them. They also know that we pick them up to check them over to ensure that they are healthy and have no issues or bugs. But when you do this you have to make sure you approach the one eyed boy from the side he can see you or you are going to bet hit or bit. This is understandable as it is his job. When any of the girls go broody they take shifts at the mouth of the coop to ensure nothing untoward happens to the girls, so again they are doing their duty.
This is the type of rooster that I want to breed. I do not need to be overly worried that something is going to happen as they can take care ov most things in the day.

We have also had roosters that were the very epitome of un wanted. They would flog you as soon as look at you. they would flog the girls if given a chance. They all seemed to be from red sex-links. they were dispatched the day they committed the offence and fed to the dog.

Skinny rooster · Post by **Skinny rooster** » Wed May 25, 2016 9:23 am

Yup I agree with the others, once he has gone to the dark side, there is no coming back, you can never trust him again even if it seems that you have worked things out. It's mostly genetics, I find the sons will often be mean as well. The worse thing a person can do is boot them, he ran at you to see if you are competition and by booting him you answered his question with a "yes". Name him Stew.

Farrier1987 · Post by **Farrier1987** » Wed May 25, 2016 8:25 pm

Hasn't taken a run at me last couple days. Next one will be his last one I figure.

One more thing, none of his runs at me were anywhere around hens.

ross · Post by **ross** » Wed May 25, 2016 8:39 pm

He thinks the yard is his lol

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Wed May 25, 2016 9:52 pm

If he picks at the ground in front of you sort of like he's offering treats, but not bok boking like he does to the hens, expect another attack soon. That's a threat. Looks cute but it isn't.

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Wed May 25, 2016 10:59 pm

Robbie wrote:QR_BBPOST If he picks at the ground in front of you sort of like he's offering treats, but not bok boking like he does to the hens, expect another attack soon. That's a threat. Looks cute but it isn't.

:)
reminds me...
friend was admiring our flock, when the "guard rooster" sauntered over and starting picking up bits of grass and dropping them, while doing the sideway thing... friend said, of how cute, why is he doing that? I said he is inviting you to take it outside, and you are going to loose