It was the first time he's been let out of his coop & run since we built it for him. Bo, our other rooster & his flock have been free ranging for a while. But Luke has always been aggressive, honestly he's kind of a jerk... Long story but thus he has his own coop & his own flock.
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| Luke, the jerk |
I'd just got home from running errands. I noticed that Luke & his ladies were over by Bo's coop (we keep them penned in, we were planning on alternating their days out if the experiment was successful). I got some seeds to go feed my chickens but I was distracted by a package that had arrive me the door. I took a picture of it to send to me husband when I was being clawed & flogged by Luke. I was so surprised I turned my back to him. I eventually kick/shoved him back a few feet which didn't deter him at all. I grabbed a nearby branch and fended him off.
I went inside the house and called my husband. I was practically vibrating with anger. Pat reminded me I can't retreat & I have to attack when he does that. He also laughed at me a bit because Luke has been coming at him for awhile now.
I decided while talking to Pat that I was going to go back out there & show Luke who was boss. He immediately attacked me again as soon as I went outside & walked to the coop where his flock was still poking around.
He did it again today (Sat 3/6) first thing when I was changing his food. I knew to curb his behavior I had to keep picking him up when he attacks me.
So I shouted "Come at me bro!" & grabbed him during his attack. When I was trying to grasp him more securely he nearly ripped my glasses off my face & then bit my nose, making it bleed. The little shit.
I went inside. Pat tended to my wounds & I sat holding Luke for a half hour before putting him back in his coop.
Since then he's been confined to his run & coop. We got him four more hens & hopefully that will help him. I also got some advice on dealing with aggressive roosters from BackyardChickens.com.
I decided while talking to Pat that I was going to go back out there & show Luke who was boss. He immediately attacked me again as soon as I went outside & walked to the coop where his flock was still poking around.
He did it again today (Sat 3/6) first thing when I was changing his food. I knew to curb his behavior I had to keep picking him up when he attacks me.
So I shouted "Come at me bro!" & grabbed him during his attack. When I was trying to grasp him more securely he nearly ripped my glasses off my face & then bit my nose, making it bleed. The little shit.
I went inside. Pat tended to my wounds & I sat holding Luke for a half hour before putting him back in his coop.
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| My name is Luke & I'm an asshole. |
Since then he's been confined to his run & coop. We got him four more hens & hopefully that will help him. I also got some advice on dealing with aggressive roosters from BackyardChickens.com.
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