Finally took the "Water Gun" to my aggressive rooster

[KatinAL]

I have been working for several months on my aggressive rooster doing all the excellent suggestions I have read here.

I was at my whits end with Tony Toloula, my Buff Org. rooster. I decided to squirt him with a water gun twice a day when I came in the coop. I soaked him good the first couple of times and he would run away and go get in the sleeping quarters.

Now all I have to do is walk in with "the gun" and he goes the opposite way. I hope it keeps working because I would hate to have to give him away.

-KatinAL

 

[Frozen Feathers]

Actually that's how I trained my goats to stay out of the coop I'd just squirt them with the hose, not on full blast or anything. It's nicer then smacking them and they learn fast. If they eve think of going in the coop when I'm around, I just ask "do I need to get the hose?" and they run off. Goats loath water even more the chickens do.

Anyway, hope it works out with your roo.

 

[CarriBrown]

The watering thing seems to work well. I've dunked (not over his head, of course) my roo in the pool and he goes running the other way. I've only done it a few times because I prefer to kill him with kindness!

 

[Southern28Chick]

I squirt my mean guy with the water hose when he looks at me wrong. I may have been to nice to him resently, because he's acting like he's the boss. Yeah right! I have to get him to understand that I am the queen of the coop and he is just a cocky lil bird that I can smack around.

Just kidding. Squirting him with water does work though.

 

[FingerLakesChick]

I give my girls a quick squirt on their hinders with the squirt bottle when they get in my garden... lately all I've had to do is head toward them with the bottle in hand and they get out of my garden fast and usually stay out all day.

 

[rooster-red]

This method also works with cats.
None of mine will jump on the furniture anymore.

 

[Egumz27]

I have been working for several months on my aggressive rooster doing all the excellent suggestions I have read here.

I was at my whits end with Tony Toloula, my Buff Org. rooster. I decided to squirt him with a water gun twice a day when I came in the coop. I soaked him good the first couple of times and he would run away and go get in the sleeping quarters.

Now all I have to do is walk in with "the gun" and he goes the opposite way. I hope it keeps working because I would hate to have to give him away.

-KatinAL

My rooster is about five months, he was 12 weeks when we got him. I am hoping a spray bottle/squirt gun with help, he is pretty and I don't want to get rid of him. He has started being the most aggressive towards me today when I go to feed them or in the run and once towards my Dad, but not to my kids thank goodness and hope he doesn't with my kids. Would it help if I separate him from the hens or leave them together. Any other suggestions would be appreciated as a first time rooster owner.

 

[Bananabread]

My rooster is about five months, he was 12 weeks when we got him. I am hoping a spray bottle/squirt gun with help, he is pretty and I don't want to get rid of him. He has started being the most aggressive towards me today when I go to feed them or in the run and once towards my Dad, but not to my kids thank goodness and hope he doesn't with my kids. Would it help if I separate him from the hens or leave them together. Any other suggestions would be appreciated as a first time rooster owner.

How old are your kids? Have you raised roosters before? I would be very specific about your goals here to confirm you in fact want/need a rooster. There are a lot of good reasons to keep roosters. One of the best reasons to get rid of them, in my experience is if there is any concern regarding aggression towards your children. If raised appropriately, they can co-exist but that's not an easy process

 

[Nashv755]

My rooster is about five months, he was 12 weeks when we got him. I am hoping a spray bottle/squirt gun with help, he is pretty and I don't want to get rid of him. He has started being the most aggressive towards me today when I go to feed them or in the run and once towards my Dad, but not to my kids thank goodness and hope he doesn't with my kids. Would it help if I separate him from the hens or leave them together. Any other suggestions would be appreciated as a first time rooster owner.

Try punting him when he mounts a hen when you're around. Not hard, just enough to knock him off the hen. He sees you as a poor flock leader and wants your spot in the pecking order.

A good (flock leader) rooster won't allow a lower rooster to mount a hen infront of him. If he does, the lower rooster gets the impression that he can take the top spot in the pecking order and starts challenging him for it. I'm curious if my method would work on one that's already showing aggression towards people. I haven't had an aggressive rooster to try it on and mine learn early that I'm #1 and easy to please as long as they don't mount a hen near me.