Aggresive cockerel

[Anonymous]

I'm going to have to corner my hooligan bird to pick him up. I've chased him around the garden and I can't get him without either flattening him or ripping out a handful of tail feathers.

I'm suddenly reminded of 'Catch the pigeon' from Whacky Races.

I hated that pigeon! And I hated Penelope Pitstop as well! :evil: :evil: :evil:

Noggin the Nog, now there was a good kids program!

Osric

I hated Penelope Pittstop too,wasn't she annoying,my faveourite t-shirt is of Mutley laughing,Dick Dastardly's dog....a real sweetie :lol: .
Noggin the Nog was brilliant,I read all the Noggin the nog books as well,they were very good,did you know a noggin is a short,thick plank of wood,usually used for roofing.
My Thury is now re-named Thor(thanks kym )and he is adorable,his wife is called Freya,after Thor's daughter.

Did you also know that a noggin is a hand carved wooden cup?

I finally got my buff orps today, I was unsure what to call the cockeral (who is enormous by the way!!!) I thought Derek, nah, then maybe Kevin after the bloke I bought them from, nah.

I had half an idea to call him Big Opey, nah. Then I thought of sticking with a Viking vibe and since you've named your little thug Thor, I'm naming my new monster sized cockeral ODIN


Osric the Viking!

 

[Anonymous]

ODIN is a brilliant name,far better than Kevin,Derek or big Opey.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi I am aware that this is a old post, but wondered if there is any chance of having the number of the lady in west yorkshire who as thurigians

Thanks Tracy

 

[ncotb]

Hi Tracy 99

Probably best to pm Lydia. Have asked Alex but his arent doing much at the mo, he might be thinking of selling them so will let you know if he is. 17

Sue

 

[Rebelodicus]

Old thread or not I have found it fascinating I could walk into the second page a feel the Ásatrú pulse in me ! lol. 17

I have a Cockerel called "Slayer". He is a big Buff Orpington. The boy wanted to call him "Buffy" but I wasn't having that and said why .... You guys have got to know... sureley. :roll:

I soon found he was a Slayer of large rats and the hunter of anything that went into the coop with the girls. (Buffs are suposed to be docile... ) His size and large spurs are quite a weapon, though he can't get high. I took some advice and tried the "Stamp and advance dance" which worked for a while, but the attack from the rear still occationaly happened so I then decided to BE the dominant Cock (If you'll excuse the phrase. I needed to be a bigger cock than him 11 ) After a short chase ... He's very big and there's lots of corners.. I caught him and gently sat astride his back and grabbed his comb. I pinched it a little and held his head to the ground for a few seconds. I then let him up ... since then the stamp dance works fine if he looks a little fiesty. I still stand between him and any visitors and suggest red is not worn if anyone does visit though. :ugeek:

I'm waiting to see who comes off best if a fox visits on the inside of his run rather than outside. He's seen off dogs and RSPCA inspectors before. (The inspector was impressed in the right ways all around)

 

[tygrysek75]

You have a fantastic cockrell Rebelodicus I wish one of mine would turn out to be like that in the future.They still very yung.Have you done any training for him

 

[Rebelodicus]

No training other than sitting on him lol.

We joke a little, but I know of someone who had his hand broken by an agressive cockerell. 01 04

Caution and wisdom at all times .... I realy hate being attacked by a large Cock from behind ..... 11 02 I still need to be always aware of where he is.


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[Sue]

I am new to poultry keeping and have had my share of problems already, but I have to say that I don't agree with killing a cockerel just because he's doing what nature intended him to do. If you do sufficient research before you start keeping poultry, you have to way up the pros and cons of keeping a cockerel, depending on what you want to do and then deal with the consequences of your decisions.

I am practising what I preach. Not with a cockerel, but as many forum members know from my previous shouts for help etc., I am still trying to deal with a silver laced wyandotte who has been a problem since the first day she arrived! First attacking one of my other hens, which has meant I have had to buy another hen house and build a new run to move her into, at a lot of extra expense I didn't want. Then she decided to go broody and is still broody after 10 weeks plus!!!! She is taking up a lot of time as she won't eat very much and I have tried everything that has been suggested to break her of the broodiness, without any success at all. I'm now hand feeding her twice daily just to keep her alive with minced beef (rightly or wrongly)!

You may well say the same to me, that she is only doing what nature intended, but I didn't intend breeding so didn't have a cockerel and I feel she is 'not quite right'. I've had another hen go broody and she decided she was wasting her time after 3 days!!!

 

[tygrysek75]

No training other than sitting on him lol.

We joke a little, but I know of someone who had his hand broken by an agressive cockerell. 01 04

Caution and wisdom at all times .... I realy hate being attacked by a large Cock from behind ..... 11 02 I still need to be always aware of where he is.


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Few days ago I had read article about dealing with aggressive cockrell.The lady was having an rescue for unwanted chickens and once she had this cockrell which she got at a very yung age and was very lovely until grow up and then become very aggressive tovard anybody who got to close.She was explaining of his behiver as beeing torn appart between protecting he's hens and beeing nice to her-hormones which he had no controll over.Her solution was to put a large busket over him when she had to do any work in the yard and relising him after she finished.She wrote he,had never complain a bout this sytuation and was happy that had no chance of herting her.Try this for a change,and good luck 17

 

[Rebelodicus]

Blimey Sue ! Still broody ?! Could you remind me of a link to that thread so I can remember what you've tried before ? This is incredible .... sat her in a cold bucket of water yet ? ... I don't want to hijack this thread, so I'd love that link if possible ?

Warmest regards

 

[Frenchchickens123]

Hi, I had a real nasty cockeral going for the back of my legs, made me bleed a couple of times little b***** so something i found that worked for me, but maybe not for others as every cockeral is different and responds to things differently. Whenever I went into the pen to feed or what ever I would keep my eye on him and try not to turn my back. If he came towards me aggressively in any way I simply went towards him and tried to kick him. I would even chase him round the pen running after him kicking out at him. I got him a couple of times not hard but enough for him to realise it's best to stay well away. I know some may think it's horrible but I believe if you keep animals they should know to respect you and never attack or be nasty chickens are clever enough to realsie who's boss if you really show it and mean it. Like I said worked for me but maybe not others. He's now in my freezer, but that was his purpose not because he was mean. I agree with those who say you shouldn't kill it just because it was mean, having said that my nan had a bantam cock who was pure evil, would attack you just being in the garden talons out and everything, she sent him flying one time with a stick but he still didn't back down, he was done in but that was also because of me and my siblings who were very young at the time. Good luck and don't give in, it's only a chicken at the end of the day and much smaller and weaker

 

[foxy]

All my cock birds are quite placid things, namely because I breed quite a gentle strain of large (very large!) faverolles. Saying that I do not handle the boys much and largely ignore them. Familiarity with cockerels can breed contempt so to speak, and if in their nature they will see you as someone to dominate.
When I have titbits or left overs I usually give these to the cockbirds to feed their girls, that seems to keep them happy too! I have only had one nasty large boy, he was killed within a minute of his attack.

I do have a ridiculously tame cockerel called Jack Sparrow mind, who just adores to be picked up, if I let him out of his run he will follow me everywhere around the garden talking and chattering to me. He is always watching me from his run, and if I walk up to him he runs around madly to find twigs or a nice bit of grass for me, very sweet!