Well, if his aggression is truly genetic there'd be only one way to find out.If he were a valuable bird, maybe.
He's not, he is replaceable.
And I'm not sure I want to pass on his aggressive genes.
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Well, if his aggression is truly genetic there'd be only one way to find out.If he were a valuable bird, maybe.
He's not, he is replaceable.
And I'm not sure I want to pass on his aggressive genes.
Male chickens need to be taught to respect while they are cockerels. Males never make it to the rooster age if they don't fear humans. I find that it is is an escalation of testing of what they can get away with. Bad behavior must be addressed immediately during any signs of aggression. If you turn the bling eye to bad behavior, each encounter in the future will become more and more aggressive. Until they are shown they only weight 4-5 lbs and humans are much much larger. Once they see you flinch, they know who to go after.For those who were attacked and injured by their own rooster, please respond.
My rooster attacked me in the face, just missed my eye. I'm not keeping him, but would appreciate input from others.
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Before he succeeded Joel (who died) as THE rooster Samuel was deferential, never looked at me crosswise. He was actually aloof even as a chick, and I didn't try to make him into a pet, so we never had any issues. Until this week.Male chickens need to be taught to respect while they are cockerels. Males never make it to the rooster age if they don't fear humans. I find that it is is an escalation of testing of what they can get away with. Bad behavior must be addressed immediately during any signs of aggression. If you turn the bling eye to bad behavior, each encounter in the future will become more and more aggressive. Until they are shown they only weight 4-5 lbs and humans are much much larger. Once they see you flinch, they know who to go after.
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No, you can't. He has to learn that his only choice in life or death is to be a good boy and It may take some seasoning and steam pressure if he continues to make the wrong decisions.Similar situation. I had checked behind me because he's been testing me from behind, grabbing my skirt. As soon as I bent over he launched at my face, slammed into my head. I stood up, he was standing in front of me, his demeanor showing he was ready to do it again. I threw water on him, in his face, and he ran.
But I can't, won't trust him to not do another frontal