Abandoned rooster breeds

[CrazyCochin]

Oh? I'm glad to hear he doesn't hurt them. I was worried whether introducing a bantam rooster to a flock would be okay. The sized difference i mean when mating, having to latch onto the girls wattle because he's small. Does your bantam mate with your girls yet?

No, he is still growing up, he is fully feathered, just not "female" matured yet, but he does pick on our younger chicks every now and then... This is him, my boy Red!

 

[CrazyCochin]

Oh? I'm glad to hear he doesn't hurt them. I was worried whether introducing a bantam rooster to a flock would be okay. The sized difference i mean when mating, having to latch onto the girls wattle because he's small. Does your bantam mate with your girls yet?

He has grown up with the hens, and the only other bantams with him are his two sisters... and we have a D' Anver, but he is in a separate pen.

 

[CrazyCochin]

Oh? I'm glad to hear he doesn't hurt them. I was worried whether introducing a bantam rooster to a flock would be okay. The sized difference i mean when mating, having to latch onto the girls wattle because he's small. Does your bantam mate with your girls yet?

Do you have other roosters?

 

[SebrightMix]

I have 2 little bantam sebright roosters. They are so funny in the morning running out of the coop.(my sebrights are mixes). I would go for the white silkie mix.

 

[The Happster]

I would go for the far right one. He's a good-looking boy.
They do all seem to be mixes.

 

[JedJackson]

They're all very mixed, but difficult to say what's in them.

I don't see any ethical or legal problem with taking abandoned, unwanted livestock. Definitely quarantine, as others have said.

Your big problem is going to be catching one of them. I don't foresee that being easy, especially if those roosters have been roaming free for a long time. Best bet is to go around the time when they would roost, and catch one roosting if it isn't too high up. Wear heavy clothes and gloves in case it pecks, and have a box or cage on hand. If you use a cage, have a towel or small blanket on hand to cover the cage with. Also, have its temporary quarters ready for it before bringing it home. You will need to check for lice and mites so he doesn't spread them to your flock. Treat if necessary.