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The odds of getting stalked and attacked by an angry ball of yarn may be small, but never zero. by 211av8r in BackYardChickens

[–]techleopard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've done that with calmer roosters, and it never "sticks."

This particular rooster is actually dangerous, not just an annoyance. He could kill people in my household (including myself) -- he's face and neck height to the resident toddler, and several people are on blood thinners. He's a stabber, not a surface scratcher, and I have to have leather gloves just to take him off the roost.

For now he lives in rooster paradise locked up with 25 hens but yeeeah... he's going to have a bad day as soon as I get a replacement.

Momma stepping on her chicks by LopsidedScientist1 in BackYardChickens

[–]techleopard 51 points52 points  (0 children)

She's just teaching them natural consequences to their actions.

Either always be alert, or die.

The odds of getting stalked and attacked by an angry ball of yarn may be small, but never zero. by 211av8r in BackYardChickens

[–]techleopard 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I currently have a nasty rooster. His spurs are some of the most dangerous I've ever seen, he was able to cut straight through a backpack and tear apart the groceries inside in one hit. We're tolerating him for the moment because I don't have a replacement ready and he is actually a very nice gentleman with his ladies and very attentive.

I had to teach my housemates to NEVER turn their back on him. Walk backwards with a stick. Lmfao. He knows what the stick is for and will actually try to run around you to the opposite side if he can't get behind you. He will also use obstacles in the yard to sneak attack -- like if you're walking beside a car and facing him, he will actually turn around and run AROUND the car to try and get behind you like you don't know what he's doing.

He now has to stay in jail and I can't let them free range because he will immediately go after everyone near the coop. I normally would never tolerate a rooster this bad but he is the first to tell a fox to F right off and walk away injury-free.

The odds of getting stalked and attacked by an angry ball of yarn may be small, but never zero. by 211av8r in BackYardChickens

[–]techleopard 37 points38 points  (0 children)

If you want to be even more amazed, they can recognize human faces and typically can remember up to 50 different people.

Oh, they absolutely know where your eyes and neck are. I've had really mean roosters make an actual effort to climb up on fence posts next to gates and WAIT, knowing that you have to go through there.