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I don't keep roosters that are aggressive. I have small children.
I wouldn't either as we have a young GS. When my alpha was very young and started sowing his wild oats including challenging me, I decided to try and modify his behavior instead of getting rid of him right away and it...
Sure, if you've never had to deal with a rooster that is turning aggressive towards people it's easy to laugh and consider behavior modification nonsense. For those that do want to attempt behavior modification, this page is for you:
http://shilala.homestead.com/roosters.html
If you're having problems with a roo that thinks he's the alpha when you should be, one way to change his thinking is to stop him from mating in your presence. The alpha typically doesn't let his subordinates mate in his presence.
As Opa says, use your boot or shoe or whatever you happen to...