I bought four “hens” this spring. One of which is actually a rooster. I am in city limits and they don’t allow roosters. Does anyone know where I can take him, or does anybody want one? We live in the Denver Metro area, and the chicken is 4-5 months old, Colombian Wyandotte, healthy.
I am in Northeast Wake county. I purchased an established flock of silkies that included two roosters. One was clearly top dog and the other was younger, well, the younger one is starting to come into his own and the top dog has started chasing him pretty relentlessly.
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I need to rehome my rooster asap. He is 5 months old, beautiful, and nice to the hens. He is also very protective of them. Very submissive to my husband, but has started to try to chase me and my children. Our coop is small and we just do not have the space for him. Please PM me for details...
Hi – I’m Cynthia, a newbie backyard chicken parent. Henny Penny showed up in July 2022 and stayed. We thought we’d like a few hens once we retired, but that little stray accelerated the process. As the name (which stuck) implies, we mistook Henny for a “she” but crowing and beautiful saddle &...
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We bought chicks that were supposed to be hens and ended up with a rooster. Bought as chicks February 24th, so he is over 16 weeks. Free and looking for a new home
I am a new chicken owner and my daughter and I have 10 to start (yes, I know chicken math!) and 9 are hens with one of our favorites being a rooster. Speckles is awesome, 4 months old, very sweet, but we are NOT keeping a rooster. The spurs I am not equipped as a newbie to handle, nor do we...
Rooster #1 - Chickovsky - 1 years old - hates my husband - his 2 hens have lost feathers from his obsessive copulating. Yet he is very sweet with them when they lay eggs - sits by them in the coop while they are in the nesting box; he very protective and shares his bug finds with them. But...