If the roo won after the broom fight, and never got put in his place, he will be even worse realizing he really has to be tough to finally take down this small human with a broom.
I have a friend that only has roosters and all free ranged as he likes them (and he likes to bug the built up neighborhood right next to him that won't let him change his zoning from a farm). His top roo was a huge RIR roo and he told me that I better not turn my back on him, but I did. Thank goodness his spurs did not go through my jeans. He ticked me off, so I caught him and just harrased him for 30 minutes taking him with me where I walked on his farm, upside down by the legs or held tight against me, or by the wings (I never hurt him, just made him feel helpless). I think he learned not to bug humans at that point as he never bothered them again. But I was a little vindictive and every time I came over I would catch him and do the same to him. He finally would not come near the house or the area where most of the animals were and was roosting very far away and a predator got him. I felt bad.
Mark
In NC
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Dorothy L" <odellover@...> wrote:
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> My 8 year old has really let the rooster have it with a broom, yet he takes it as a challenge and really goes after her now. I'll try tying his legs together when the kids are out. Hopefully that will get his attention. I do think there's something about a rooster laying claim to being the top roo that makes them more aggressive.
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> --- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "MarkM" <markamonty@> wrote:
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> > The problem is that you are teaching the roo that if it's smaller than an adult, he's the boss and can do what he wants. You need to ask one of your toughest grandkids to do you a favor and teach this rooster his place before he gets worse. . . .
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