[kja]

we had a RIR that would attack on entering his pen and lord help anyone that stepped towards his ladies tried all the soft approaches but the bottom line was he drew blood and having grandchildren and grandparents around there was only one way to stop him and that was a swift pull on the neck.

he would calm down over winter but as soon as he started treading his girls he would start up again.


good luck

[gillsta]

Sorry you are having problems with your boy. I would not tollerate an aggressive cockerel here. We have approx 15 rare breed boys and my daughters ( youngest being 7) can go in beside any of them, most are happy for a wee cuddle. If any displayed any signs of aggression what so ever towards us it would be in the pot at the blink of an eye.

[mintytwoshoes]

Hi,
I have a bantam cockeral that attacked if anyone went into the run, after he drew blood on my leg I  chased him round the run for a few minutes, shouting at him. Two days of my aggression sorted him out and he now comes up for food from my hand.  Hopefully yours will do the same when he knows you are the upper one.  All the best.
 

[Sylvia]

Put a bucket over him when you go into the run. (Don't forget to take it off again though )

[gillsta]

Put a bucket over him when you go into the run. (Don't forget to take it off again though )

LOL any particular size 

[fiestyredhead331]

we had a big bruiser of a light sussex cockerel, he was fine for the first week, then tried to assert his authority! got to the point where he would stake out the house and look in the windows to see where we were. if we were brave enough to venture outside we took the big red snow shovel but after a couple of weeks I'd had enough and he was 'dispatched' while the kids were out. the hens looked quite relieved as he was very rough with them too.

[Womble]

We had similar. I can still remember my wife coming running through the front door, yard brush in hand, slamming it behind her and yelling "That foot-high ninja HAS to go!!".

'Kellogg' had chased her right across the yard apparently, and though it was quite amusing at the time, I knew it couldn't continue.
 
He was delicious though!!

[plt102]

Our white crested black poland bantam dougal hates my OH and our housemate. We have narrowed it down to the fact that they have short hair! He will fly at them with his spurs and it really nasty. If he tries it with me, I pick him up and cuddle him. He then is friendly to me for a while. We have tried solitary confinement, allowing him to free range, giving him only one hen, giving him more hens  and dispatching some of the other cockerals that used to provoke him but we are now looking for a new home for him as maybe a change of scene will help. Pity coz when I give him a cuddle he really loves it and is a friendly chap.