Americana - hen or roo?

[Party_Chicken]

Oh hold on just a second!

All cockerels are snotty at times, especially when they are learning who they are. Culling is fine, but it would be at least reasonable to wait until he could be of some nutritional value.

I am a realist and realize that breeders everywhere cull cockerels just because of what they are, but it is a bit different when they are a day old v. 7 weeks.

Any chance you are in Oregon or Washington?! Very slim I'm sure, but I'll take him. We've got some good roosters here who put awnry cockerels in their place.

In another thread the OP said he picked the head bloody of another bird. A snotty or rude or even a little aggressive cockerel I wouldn’t cull but based off of that I wouldn’t keep him around.

 

[BastyPutt]

Culling doesn’t always mean killing, just removing from the flock.

Oh shoot. I hope so we've always called culling killing.

"He crowed! Perfect! Chop his head off"!

 

[Party_Chicken]

Culling doesn’t always mean killing, just removing from the flock.

This is true. I didn’t necessarily mean kill I just ment remove.

 

[SilverBirds]

Oh hold on just a second!

All cockerels are snotty at times, especially when they are learning who they are. Culling is fine, but it would be at least reasonable to wait until he could be of some nutritional value.

Cull doesn't necessarily mean to kill, just remove.

Any chance you are in Oregon or Washington?! Very slim I'm sure, but I'll take him. We've got some good roosters here who put awnry cockerels in their place.

OP location says they are in Saint Paul, MN.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Oh shoot. I hope so we've always called culling killing.

"He crowed! Perfect! Chop his head off"!

I know, I hope anyone would at least give them a chance!

 

[Party_Chicken]

Oh shoot. I hope so we've always called culling killing.

"He crowed! Perfect! Chop his head off"!

I have had 6 roos over my time I haven’t killed a single one I have removed them from my flock. I will always put killing at the absolute last resort

 

[JedJackson]

The choice of what to do with the cockerel belongs only to the owner.

 

[Party_Chicken]

The choice of what to do with the cockerel belongs only to the owner.

Yes I totally agree I am just giving my opinion.

 

[PetalandHens]

That's an early crow. He is going to be a good one!

I was upstairs feeding my infant in the wee hours and was like “wtf is that sound?!”

 

[PetalandHens]

He’s handsome!

He is! Living his best life now on some acreage with 6 hens