My older ones: 3 production reds, 2 gold stars, 2 california whites, and one cockoo maran. My 10 week olds: 3 black sex link, 3 anconas, 2 EE's, My 5 week olds: 2 welsoummers, one RIR. And I have 3 cornish x that will be ready to butcher in 3 weeks. I will cull my 3 production reds and 2...
Cackle hatchery has them, bro in law lives in lebanon missouri, He is coming up this coming weekend but don't know if cackle will have any available that day. Looks like they are almost $7 each straight run.
You are most certainly entitled to your beliefs. I think the jest of this thread is someone with your beliefs dictating what others do in their own backyards. (Privacy fences make great neighbors).
I don't see the problem with accidently getting a rooster in the mix.....chop its darn head off, pluck it, and just like magic......DINNER!!!!! And if you're over run with roosters at your farm, butcher them, that's what farmers do and then donate the meat....I'm sure the homeless shelters...
I live in Omaha and I am on the list to adopt for anyone who turns their chickens in to the Humane Society,......haven't been called yet......so guess there is not a problem here. But then again, we have no problem in the Midwest to butcher the excess.