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My father in law uses smart switches and timers with servos. His roost has a lot of flaps that can open for ventilation. He has a a few cheap Chinese cameras lo

by wil421 7y ago

My father in law uses smart switches and timers with servos. His roost has a lot of flaps that can open for ventilation. He has a a few cheap Chinese cameras looking over everything. I’ve been looking after his chickens and one of the roosters keeps attacking me. If he keeps it up he’s going in my gumbo.

serf 7y ago
>I’ve been looking after his chickens and one of the roosters keeps attacking me. If he keeps it up he’s going in my gumbo. I get that it's likely that these animals are being raised for food or eggs, but let's chart out the logic here. "A rooster, a naturally territorial animal, is aggressive towards a temporary caretaker -- if he continues this natural behavior, the temporary caretaker is going to kill him for meat as vengeance for being attacked." Two problems : 1)A naturally territorial animal is expected to act otherwise, especially towards an unknown or out-of-the-norm caretaker 2) The roosters' behavior is an excuse to butcher the animal for meat even if not otherwise planned or warranted. This is all implied with the 'If he keeps it up..'. I understand that it's (probably) just a cutesy aside comment; but I think that there being a motivation for butchery other than meat ("That chicken is a trouble maker, let's kill him early") adds a layer of cruelty to the otherwise (somewhat) morally balanced and benign proposition of rearing animals for personal sustenance. (yes, I raise chickens.)
- fit2rule 7y ago
  The rooster thinks the new guy is an inferior who needs to fall in line with the rest of the hens. All the new guy needs to do is fall in line, eh ..
- wil421 7y ago
  The roosters are illegal and only a few months olds. You cannot reliably sex the chicks or eggs. Doesn’t matter if they attack me or not. My brother in law already had a visit from the county giving him a couple days to remove the rooster. They come back to verify it’s gone.

by wil421 7y ago

serf 7y ago

>I’ve been looking after his chickens and one of the roosters keeps attacking me. If he keeps it up he’s going in my gumbo. I get that it's likely that these animals are being raised for food or eggs, but let's chart out the logic here. "A rooster, a naturally territorial animal, is aggressive towards a temporary caretaker -- if he continues this natural behavior, the temporary caretaker is going to kill him for meat as vengeance for being attacked." Two problems : 1)A naturally territorial animal is expected to act otherwise, especially towards an unknown or out-of-the-norm caretaker 2) The roosters' behavior is an excuse to butcher the animal for meat even if not otherwise planned or warranted. This is all implied with the 'If he keeps it up..'. I understand that it's (probably) just a cutesy aside comment; but I think that there being a motivation for butchery other than meat ("That chicken is a trouble maker, let's kill him early") adds a layer of cruelty to the otherwise (somewhat) morally balanced and benign proposition of rearing animals for personal sustenance. (yes, I raise chickens.)

fit2rule 7y ago
The rooster thinks the new guy is an inferior who needs to fall in line with the rest of the hens. All the new guy needs to do is fall in line, eh ..
wil421 7y ago
The roosters are illegal and only a few months olds. You cannot reliably sex the chicks or eggs. Doesn’t matter if they attack me or not. My brother in law already had a visit from the county giving him a couple days to remove the rooster. They come back to verify it’s gone.