Aggressive Cockerels or So Called???

*** Aggressive Cockerels or So Called??? ***

Ok, so I am getting a little annoyed at the amount of posts I am seeing on various poultry groups and forums about "aggressive cockerels and chickens" and what people are doing with these "aggressive cockerels and chickens" namely stewing them or putting them in the pot. So what can be done "if anything" to tame aggressive behaviour?

This is just one "image" that is circulating the internet and people think images like these with Nemes like these are funny!!!

Firstly, there is no such thing as an aggressive cockerel or chicken. They aren't bred aggressive or wake up one day and decide "oh I want to be aggressive today"...., If a cockerel or chicken is "aggressive" then this is a dominance trate to say "i'm the boss or top chuck of this roost" just like how a pecking order works. A cockerel being "aggressive" and "warning" predators off "is" exactly what he "should" be doing and protecting his girls. This perfectly natural and a natural trate that been installed in them in the wild many many years before they were commercialised or domesticated by humans. When a cockerel attacks you or gives off an alert, he is only doing it to protect his girls from wood-be predators such as foxes, mink, hawks and other predators and yourself of course because he also see's you as a threat and a predator, especially in breeding season from spring onwards so don't be surprised to see this happen especially from an cockerel that's been a perfect gentleman up until then.

Secondly, many many people are too quick to jump in on posts about "aggressve cockerels and chickens" with what they think are funny comments such as (soup them, crock pot them, take an axe to their head or hit them with a shovel). WHAT? WHY?  

Thirdly, there are many many things that can be done to tame an aggressive cockerel, chicken or any other bird for that matter,  such as...., showing them that you're the boss, wearing thick boots, thick gloves, throwing some corn in first to distract them from you entering the coop, have a guard or shield, pick them up and walk round with them under your arm. 

Lastly, any cockerel, chicken or bird can become aggressive just like a dog can, but I don't blame the animal as I stated above, they aren't bred this way or wake up one day and decide to be aggressive, (I blame the owners because again dogs aren't aggressive unless made that way) and I do understand comments like "don't have aggressive cockerels or birds around children" for obvious reasons and fully support that due to injuries that can be caused but comments like (take an axe to them, crock pot them, soup them, hit them with a shovel or get rid) etc etc are neither funny, helpful or even constructive. 

Our advice, we firmly believe in educating members or pointing them in the right direction and hope that we can help correct these aggressive behaviours and help save chickens or cockerels live's from unnecessary death. We have some brilliant advice articles all about aggressive cockerels and chickens which can be found by clicking on this ===> LINK as well as many many more tips for beginners and we hope you find them useful and helpful.

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