I chased him off two hens first thing yesterday morning, which I think pissed him off royally. (Can you blame him?) He won't let me get close enough to touch him at all, and hasn't since he was 5 weeks old. He has always been very sweet, until this weekend. I carry a walking stick now when I do chores.

I fully plan on utilizing him for meat (as we always have since we found out he was a cockerel) if he insists on being dominant, but I don't know how long to give him. A week? two? a month? a day?

Heh. The thing is, my son was carrying a plastic sword when he went to the coop. Hubby and I were shocked that he didn't automatically whack the rooster with it in defense, or try to defend himself at all. He was too scared. He has also been told repeatedly not to go to the coop alone, for that reason. Damn kid is so stubborn, I guess experience is the best teacher. And he needs to learn to teach that overgrown chicken nugget who's boss.

Also- my husband does the wing dance at him, I have to get that on video and use it as blackmail too.