I totally believe you George after my bout with the RIR's roos here. Although teaching a 5 year old, how to effectively punt said rooster works too. (of course said 5 year old will get a HUGE kick out of the barn reprieved RIR Rooster doing a dance at his Nana, who is deathly afraid of anything with feathers-don't know HOW a feather could hurt you, lol- and will purposely herd said rooster closer to said Nana, to see her scream and run, lol yep I have an ornery kid on my hands).
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Teresa,
From: barnmanager32
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:38 AM
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Re: I cooked Hanibelle & Mean rooster
Hi Dorothy, With chickens it's a territorial thing. The rooster has a job to do. He finds goodies for his hens, he keeps watch and warns them of danger. This can be anything from a stay cat to a helicopter. If he thinks that the best defense is a good offence he will attack. Let's face it this is a chicken, they don't think that much. Other than being a nuisance a young rooster isn't much of a problem. The trouble is they grow up and grow spurs. Lethal weapons they put to good use.
In most breeds today aggression has been tamed down by careful breeding and mean roosters ending up in the pot. However there are some exceptions and the occasional throw-back. The infamous RIR is a good example. A true devil bird, not so distantly related to the dinosaur, the kind that had teeth. As many a kid has learned, it rules the barn yard. In my opinion exposing any child not old enough to handle a gun to an RIR rooster is `child endangerment'. A chicken's feet are not kept in the cleanest places and getting hit with 3 inch spurs usually results in a medical emergency. If you have one of these post the phone number of the nearest hospital on the refrigerator.
Just sayin'
Ol' George
Oh Yeah, they go for the face.
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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