mean rooster

I have a rooster that I’ve had ever since he was a tiny baby, and he’s always been a nice chicken. He used to get hit, pecked at and injured a lot by our other roosters (which we no longer have) and now all of a sudden he’s hitting our rooster back and becoming aggressive. is this because of...

I am new to this. I have a group of 6 Rhode Island Reds. 3 of those are RIR Mixes. The group has one Rooster, he is full RIR. They are 14 weeks old. I hadn't intended to keep a rooster but really loved him. He is becoming a little bit of an A$$hole though. He pecks the ladies when they try to...

I suppose this is more venting than anything and I imagine I know what the general consensus will be with what needs to be done with this particular rooster but always open to suggestions. He is affectionately named Joffrey, if you know, you know. I got a lavender orpington rooster and his 4...

I have 3 flocks of chickens, 1 of which has been giving me problems. We have been working on them, things have been improving but I have hit a weird point and I am not sure what to do next. My question is, can the hens in question just be split between different flocks, or should they be housed...

hey everyone so im raising 5 chicks and 3 of them turned out to be cocks, 2 campines started crowing and my one brahma started growing a comb somewhat early. They are now 6-8 weeks. well i am thinking of keeping the brahma as my roo as my two campines keep terrorizing the pullets, while the...

He pecked my toe, drawing blood, and now started pecking an egg I was collecting! Golden cuckoo maran at 24 weeks.. I have small kids, he's got to go 😞 I hate it, I feel like I failed him!

I just realized my 7mo old Ameracauna hen is actually a rooster, which was a surprise. Now he is hurting one of my hens. I included 2 photos. What should I do? Right now, I left him in the run and the girls are locked in the coop. I sprayed her injury with vetyricin and applied some...

So apparently now have 1 silkie cockerel:idunnoas well as a cochin that is working on crowing at the moment. Total, I will have 4 regular sized girls and 2 banty hens (2 toms too, but I don't count them because they could care less about the whole thing lol). Can I keep the cochin and the silkie...

howdy folks. I do farm work for a older woman who has for some time had a very mean rooster on her little farm stead. She is a kind heart but new to the realities of country life. She has agreed to let me remove the rooster and take care of him after months of her (and family) being attacked by...

Hello, one of my roosters attacked me and the spur wound on my shin may be infected. (If you really like details, it was a Vorwerk) Anyhow, it happened on my lower shin two days ago (Monday, January 7th), and was quite painful. The area is swollen and red about 1 inch in diameter around the...

So I got two new roosters that have grown up together and according to my friend have always gotten along... last night was their second night here... Pan literally crowed and cackled Lucifer out of the roost... because I don't want Lucifer eaten I placed him back in but on the far side of the...

This is my first flock, 13 months old now. He's been the friendliest one and just last week he was cuddling up to me and falling asleep while I held him. The problem is he's becoming more aggressive. He has what I call "bird brain" moments where he starts staring at my clucker clogs (the shoes...

I have 10 hens and one rooster. The rooster is a beautiful leghorn, rhode island red mix. He was raised with two Buff hens and a Red hen. Last month I noticed he was attacking one of the Buffs. Literally attacking her and chasing her away. I watched and thought he may be mad b/c she was...

Today i was putting the chickens in the coop area of my chicken tractor and when i was reaching to grab my birds one of my roosters bit me!:barnie they are only 2 1/2 months old and that rooster is aready protecting the hens what can i do to make him trust me a little more? :idunno

I have this rooster that is MEAN! I got my tail kicked badly! :oops: He has attacked me twice now without any threat from me. He also has attacked my teenage child just for walking outside. I have 14 hens. If I rehome him to someone who does not care about the threat of having their tail kicked...

I bought three hens and a huge rooster at a town auction, they said they were 7 months old. I've had them three weeks now and they haven't laid any eggs. I think they are maybe too old to lay❓ They are not very active, and one of them has a shut eye! How can you tell how old they are? I was...

Hi BYC! It's Ivy Love. I have a small bantam/Serama (I think) rooster, and he is very aggressive and mean. He used to be a real sweety, but now, he attacks me and my friends (@Dawnclucks22 for instance - yes I know her in real life) and I am not sure what to do. If taming him is the best option...

So, I'm a little sad tonight, but I know it had to be done. We got out chickens as babies from Tractor Supply and ended up with two roosters. The slightly older roo took on his role as head roo, but didn't know how to act. He's been mean with the girls, quite rough with them (often to the point...

hey y'all I kind of had an emergency today we have a 12 week old rooster and 2 12 week old hens in the same coop and run. In the past week the rooster has been biting the tops of the heads of the two hens for no reason and it's not having to do with breeding. Today was the last straw when he...