any advice for selling roos?

[rcentner]

I have 2 Roo's that I need to part with. They are still young, 9 and 11 wks old. I am gonna put them on here for auction, but I am pretty sure that wont pan out for me.
I am worried about putting them on craigslist, I don't want the mutt roo to end up as stew or with some terrible people who let this little one in with full grown chickens and possibly killed. How should I go about posting the mutt roo?

Do I advertise free roo or for $? I really dont care about the $$ but want him to be a happy roo.

Lastly, There is a guy local who may be interested in my roo's, but I have seen this guys place and it is EXTREMELY dirty. The birds are all fed and seemed happy, so if he calls do I settle for that? what do y'all think?

 

[ranchhand]

I have had to stop setting conditions for rehoming roos. Once it leaves my property it's up to the buyer. By setting conditions you are really narrowing the field. If they tell me something and I see a problem, I try to educate them.

I DO insist that the rooster be treated properly while on my property, and that buyers respect my security and biosecurity standards. More than once I have told someone to leave, that I will not sell my birds to someone who doesn't respect my rules.

I advertise them on CL and also a call in radio show for swaps, buy and sell. I ask for $8.00, but if I really like someone I let them have the rooster for free.

 

[gritsar]

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[fzouk]

I've had really good luck with roosters on Craigslist- just this week a guy came to get one and we were friends instantly and he invited us up to his place for their "llamas and lemonade" they're putting on in a few weeks.

The others weren't quite as memorable but seemed knowledgeable and decent to their animals so I was happy. I hope your luck will be just as good!

 

[rcentner]

Do I post him as "rooster"? or "mutt rooster", do people seem to care?

 

[Elite Silkies]

I would list him with the breed crosses that he is. Some do not care and some want pure. I would ask $4-5

 

[Morgan7782]

Hello! I thought I would share my story as well. I had a 4 week old EE cockerel who I had to rehome. My biggest concern was that he would be treated poorly until the time of slaughter or whatever they did. I asked a 10.00 rehoming fee to weed out the morons on Craigslist looking for a free meal. I don't care if he ended up as a meal, but I wanted him to be CARED for until that time.

I got an e mail from a woman nearby who had 10 EE and 10 BR pullets who needed a 'man' and I brought him to his new home and MANY girlfriends that coming weekend. The property was BEAUTIFUL and she had a wonderful chicken setup with Cochins, Silkies, and EE's. My little boy flew into the middle of ALL these 5 week old pullets and strutted his stuff immedietly. He never even looked back LOL!

I foster and adopt out dogs, so it is natural instinct to me to make sure the home is a good one. For whatever creature I rehome. Even a rooster deserves a good home

I didn't take the 10 bucks though, just gave him to the lady.

Usually if you put information about how the cockerel was raised, and that sort of thing, the people who respond are not going to fight him, or torture him. The sale fee I would stick to around 8-10 bucks, and depending on how the people seem when you meet them you can either void the sale fee or take the 10 bucks.

 

[sonew123]

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[D'Angelo N Va.]

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Well I guess I can safely 3rd that statement....you can't really control what they do once they get it. just like you said, try and educate them....actually sometimes ppl. will only buy roosters to make a nice stew out of.

 

[tammyd57]

I've given away roosters on Freecycle. The people there don't seem to be looking for a chicken dinner so much as a pet or flock leader. You can't ask them for money though.