I’m intimidated by my rooster.

[McChooky]

Today I gave my rooster treats and he gave treats to all the girls!

 

[McChooky]

TLDR; I’m afraid of my rooster and he won’t let me close to the hens. I need to check one specifically for some health issues I am worried about.

We got chicks last May so he’s almost a year. I got the rooster specifically to take care of the hens. And he does. He’s an amazing caretaker and he’s gentle with them. He had a great upbringing! Lots of human interaction between myself and my teenage kids. But now he’s very defensive of his flock…as he should be.
He hasn’t attacked anyone but he side eyes anyone coming towards the coop and run. If you towards him, he flaps his wings then flies up with his feet first and he’s very large!! It so intimidating.

Two weeks ago he did this to me when i went to change his water. I fell over backwards and landed flat on my back, water from the bucket all over me. Freezing cold. (too bad i didn’t have a camera running!) It was kinda funny but jokes aside, my back still hurts and i’m dealing with it every day.

I have heard to grab them and hold them down to establish dominance. I don’t think there is any way I could grab him safely.

I think one of my hens has something going on with her vent and i haven’t been able to pick her up to check her. I don’t necessarily want to do it at night. I have time in the day but can’t get close.

Please help! I don’t want to get rid of him, I just want to tame him a bit so i can sit in the run or check the health of them all. View attachment 4070788

I raised 2 but kept Chase.I rehomed one just like him named Ridgerunner because he was aggressive and watched every little move I made.I gave him to a Jag officer with 30 young hens and my last words to the rooster before he left was "Don't blow it! This is your last chance!"

 

[McChooky]

we are so boring. His name is Roo!

Shame he's aggressive and you can't do anything with him.He's a beautiful boy.

 

[Twilia]

If all my hens come running up to greet me and I hand feed them treats my rooster gives me the stink eye.The only times he's nice is when I walk up to him and set the treats down in front of him so he can call the girls.They have a fragile ego lest we forget.

Right. Does not work for anyone but me
That is not why I am sharing; Many people I shared with in person reported success, or else I would not out others in a hard spot. I share, to help.

If it does not work for you, you may not have followed the idea correctly. I am very sorry I cannot help in person; If folks cannot do this alone, rehome to someone who can.
But I have much experience with this, many years, and many cases.

P.s Do not treat or reward a roo after he attacked you. You will encourage. Only after you have held him.

 

[Twilia]

Twilias advice does not work. In fact it's dangerous advice.
Roosters attack for many reasons, you need to figure out which is the reason he attacks.
- they attack because they think you're a predator
- they attack because they think you're another rooster
- they attack because they think you're a stubborn hen they need to mate
Once you figure out why he attacks, you might think of a solution, though most solutions don't work except the culling one.

If you really feel intimidated, that's a big stimulus for him to attack.

How does my method, which is the basis of yours, not work?
How the heck can they mistake a human for a roo? That is silly.
They persieve you as a rival, or threat, not a cock ; )

 

[Twilia]

I find it ... amusing? Unbelievable? Ridiculous! when people advise things like this. When my rooster came at me with murder in his mind, there was no way on God's good green earth I could have done anything like this! He was flying at my face, beating me with his wings, trying to tear my eyes out with his claws, raking me with his spurs, and trying to rip my eyes out with his beak, all at the same time! It was like being attacked by a rabid, feathered buzz saw. Pick him up and carry him around like a baby? HA! Grab him and hold him down? I laugh! Throw a peace sign over his neck? I am rolling on the floor, that's the best one yet.

Mm. Folks, only try to tame if it is not dangerous for you!
Roos are tamable, it is not the roo, it would be you.
If he can get at your face, just rehome.
Plus, I am tired of explaining everything on threads. I can only hope things turns out okay for everyone who does, or does not, take my suggestions correctly.

_twilia ; )

 

[Altairsky]

How does my method, which is the basis of yours, not work?
How the heck can they mistake a human for a roo? That is silly.
They persieve you as a rival, or threat, not a cock ; )

You are anthropomorphizing animals.
It's the worst mistake in animal training.
Birds thinks different than humans, and see things different than humans.
My rooster thinks I'm a hot sexy hen and he jumps on me to make me squat. He also thinks buckets are other roosters mounting me. Ask him how the heck he mistakes me for a horny hen and buckets for roosters. It took me literal months to understand his behavior, but that's it. That's what it is.
He's been put in his place now but since it's in the nature of roosters, he will most likely try again in the future.

 

[FrostRanger]

How does my method, which is the basis of yours, not work?
How the heck can they mistake a human for a roo? That is silly.
They persieve you as a rival, or threat, not a cock ; )

Chickens can be a little silly sometimes and think in ways that make no sense to us. They are a different species so their brains work a bit differently. It's not a good or a bad thing, it just is and it's something that we have to keep in mind

 

[welderskelter]

get a butterfly net. Put it over him while you do what you got to do. He wont be able to bother you then. Never seen many roosters that would stand and fight a predator tho.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How the heck can they mistake a human for a roo? That is silly.
They persieve you as a rival, or threat, not a cock ; )

But it's the same thing, isn't it? They may not think you ARE a rooster, but they only know to relate to you AS IF you are a rooster. That is the extent of his vocabulary. He either wants to mate you or fight you. Which means, fight to the death or until you submit. In which case, as the human, it's not going to be me (or my child) that dies.