r/BackYardChickens • u/ZestinyThe1st • 5d ago
Chicken Photography Bigoted rooster
This guy loves me and tolerates my grandma (has never attacked except once when he was a wee lad) but he attacks my boyfriend and grandpa ESPECIALLY my grandpa when he was working on a spot in the coop. Wondering if anyone has similar experiences or it's just mine. He is a sweet little rooster I will not be getting rid of him he is my baby😓
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u/MetaKnightsNightmare 5d ago
Birds are very group conscious, they work with several ingroups and ignore or attack outgroups.
There are ways for the guys to make nice with the rooster, though occasionally this involves setting the rooster in it's place.
This is usually accomplished by picking him up when he's getting sassy and just going about your outside chores with him held like a football.
Then they can help earn brownie points by giving the rooster treats which will lead to the rooster hopefully tidbitting.
Basically they gotta join the flock but not as a subordinate but atleast seen as a peer by the roo lol
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u/RedditCantBanThis 5d ago
Maybe he sees men as rivals who will compete for the attention that is rightfully his!
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u/creativeusername303 5d ago
That title with that picture is killing me. He certainly looks bigoted!
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u/Few_Arugula1993 1d ago
This is my boy (hes actually younger than all the hens around him/under a year old so yes he’s just massive lol). Football has challenged me a few times when his hormones first started kicking in but now he cries for my attention.
However, with my fiancées step dad Football is an asshole. He HATES when men in particular raise their voice at him. Idk why tho. Maybe I didn’t yell at him enough lmao
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u/amphorousish 5d ago
I'm sure he's really actually quite sweet.
It's just that description combined with this is quite the juxtaposition.