I need to kill these roosters before I get into trouble with the town compliance. I have way over the limit on number of chickens. They are 11 weeks old black copper Marans, Rhode island reds, and buff orphington roosters. They started crowing really loud. I had 28 chicks hatch out of my incubator so many of these are roosters. I obviously didn't think this out too well. When can they be butchered? These aren't meat birds, does it matter? I could also feed them to the 4 hound dogs. Also they love me and run up to me and jump into my lap. I don't know what to do. I can't do it. I need someone to do it for me maybe. Where to hire a rooster hit man?
Can you hang onto them for a while longer until they fill out more? While not true meat birds, they are dual-purpose. My black australorps - same size as marans - were huge at 5 months, with 7" long drumsticks and 4" long wing bones! One thigh was a meal in itself