Anyone who knows more than I do??

[Marigold3]

You can request the new owners don’t eat them, or charge a rehoming fee, but once they are out of your hands it’s out of your control.
I also rehomed my only roo, I want to think he’s living a happy chicken life but will never know for sure.

Yeah it can be tough thinking about it. I just wanna know that if worst comes to worst, they'll do so humanely and get it done as quickly as possible. I'm almost tempted to have whoever the future owner is send me pictures every week updating me on the chickies LOL (but I won't)

 

[UpstateChickenDaddy]

Roo number two being adopted out. Wasn’t the plan but he is unpredictable and aggressive. He is a wonderful protector of the flock but I cannot have to watch my back every time I go in. It saddens me but I guess this is what life with roosters is about. I tried everything to make the situation better from tough love to pressure to everything in between but in the end those of you on here who said sometimes a roo is just an aggressive roo were right.

 

[Mrs. K]

They are just in the darling stage. We all know, we have been there. They generally do not stay darling for long. If you can't have roosters, well you are risking the hens to keep them.

Don't ask questions, assume that they are doing fine. Once the neighbors start complaining, and authorities come, you have lost control of the the hens too.

Mrs K

 

[UpstateChickenDaddy]

They are just in the darling stage. We all know, we have been there. They generally do not stay darling for long. If you can't have roosters, well you are risking the hens to keep them.

Don't ask questions, assume that they are doing fine. Once the neighbors start complaining, and authorities come, you have lost control of the the hens too.

Mrs K

Thanks. One of the benefits to living in the middle of nowhere is that when I asked about regulations, the county guy had to look them up and I gave him the reference. Ha. I will miss the nonstop crowing. It is so quiet here now. But adopted to another good family where he will have a load of hens with no competition on an actual farm. And I was honest about his aggression so I can sleep at night. Once my girls reestablish the hierarchy I guess everything will be fine. Lessons learned.