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    Need to rehome roosters ASAP

    Can’t take more Roos, but commenting to bump your post. Good luck!
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    New member

    Hi! Your gardens, dogs & chickens are adorable!!
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    Too many cocks in this flock!

    My hope is that some of them will find a great home with some girls. The rest will probably go to freezer camp- hoping to get them to 12 weeks, first!
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    Free 8 week cockerels in NW PA - Black Jersey Giant, Black Australorp, Gold Laced Wyandotte

    Friendly, hand raised cockerels ready to mingle with your girls. 7 altogether (bum luck with a straight run) 3 gold laced wyandottes, 3 black jersey giants (especially friendly!!) one black australorp. Purchased from TSC (Hoover hatchery) 5/10 at 5days old. Glad to meet within the Buffalo, NY...
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    Too many cocks in this flock!

    Hey, I got 1 pullet out of my original batch. Not too bad, right? Thanks for your help on the ID. Guess I'll be finding homes for some roos...
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    Black Jersey Giant

    If you are still looking, I am in NW PA and have 8 friendly, big and funny BJG Cockerels that I cannot keep in my neighborhood.
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    Too many cocks in this flock!

    Hey crew- my first backyard chicken journey as an adult & I opted for straight run tsc “rainbow” chicks. We added some leghorn pullets when it seemed many of our first batch were Roos.... lots of little fights breaking out & it’s time to make some tough choices. Would love some thoughts on...
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    Urban homestead chooks!

    I was thinking that, especially with those strange combs. I have one oddball single comb, though.
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    Urban homestead chooks!

    We thought of that- our main predator concern "in town" is raccoons- we shut the birds in at night in the coop at the back, it's got a solid floor & a pretty sophisticated latch... in addition to the latch on the heavy door of the coop. We're also mentally prepared for predator loss... the flock...
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    Urban homestead chooks!

    Hi community! Started our flock on monther’s day this year with 5-7 day old “straight run” “rainbow” chicks from tractor supply after 2 seasons of “maybe we should have chickens?” Deliberations & lots of After it became apparent we were numbering more Roos than pullets, we picked up 6 more...
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