can you disarm a rooster?

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14. Unfortunately, "Rocky" met an untimely death in the mouth of a dog...

..because he didn't have spurs.
He was still bold enough to confront the dog to protect his hens,
but didn't have the necessary weapons to teach that dog a lesson.

We have a dilemma.
On one hand, we live very rural adjacent to a National Forest.
There are plenty of predators, and a good "cocky" rooster will protect his hens from predators. Unfortunately, a good rooster will see YOU as something to keep away from "his" hens.

It is not possible to teach him a lesson like a dog or other pet.
A Rooster WILL fight you to the death, and even if you are successful in swatting him down, he WILL be waiting for the next time.
THAT is what they do.

Be careful.
A good rooster can put you in the ER if you drop your guard or turn your back.
They are amazingly fast, strong, deceptive, fearless.....and beautiful.
They can sink a 3" spur deep into your leg before you know what has happened,
and those spurs are covered with chicken s**t.
but they do a good job protecting the flock.

We raised our roosters from 1 day old chicks,
and they were docile lap pets for a while.
Then, one day, they start crowing, and everything changed.
They are the pimp daddy of the yard, and all the girls belong to him.