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@piglett - wow! Interesting. Fortunately cockfighting is illegal here. But, every culture is different, and I have to give them credit for not wasting the losing rooster.

Everyone is different in how they view their backyard flock. Until one of our chicks turned out to be a cockerel, I hadn't really given any thought to what happened to half of the baby chicks that were born. Whatever our personal feelings are about eating chickens, we have to be realistic about...

Ha ha! That was my rooster that had to go. I kept hoping it was a pullet, but looking back at that picture, it's so obvious.

I just submitted an article! As a newbie to backyard chicken keeping, I had no idea what to do when one of our little chicks grew unexpectedly into a rooster. Hopefully this will help anyone who finds themselves with a rooster they didn't plan on...

That's what I was afraid of. Darn! We live in the burbs and can't keep a rooster. We only have the two chickens, so not only have to get rid of 'Melba', we have to find a replacement so the other isn't alone. I was pretty sure, but needed confirmation. Anyone in the SF Bay area want a rooster?!

I'm hoping that those of you with more chicken experience will have an opinion. What do you think? Definitely a roo, or is there still a chance that this will be a hen? It's a 17 week old Americauna. To give you an idea of the size, that's a 17 week old Rhode Island Red in the background (no...

This is my first post - the site won't let me post a picture yet. We have two 17 week old chickens - a Rhode Island Red and an Americauna. The Rhode Island is definitely a pullet, but I'm worried about the Americauna. S/he's huge and has beautiful feathers (including pointy saddle feathers). Any...