if you really love your rooster and want him to have a chance, give up one of your hens. that's what i do with roosters that i like that i don't want going into the stew pot.
most of my roosters get sold to the columbian ladies who make tamales. but the roos i like but just don't have room for...
i'm pretty good friends with the people at my feed store. my roos go to one of the guys there. he buys them from me at $4 a piece. he then sells them to some ladies from columbia who make them into tamales. he says they actually prefer roos than hens.