Are there any obvious downsides to raising roosters only to breed and then culling?

[RumAndCoconuts]

I currently have several Young roos as I want to keep a couple of breeds true but as anyone knows keeping multiple roosters can be problematic on many fronts.

I was wondering about the viability of using the Roos for the breeding program only and then when I get a new hatch, knowing I have roos, Culling existing ones and choosing my new breeders from the youngsters and continue this way not having to keep too many adult roos.
I have a main pen where I have two Roosters that are compatible and enough hens that they are happy enough together. They have a LOT of space and a free range pen which is really a cordoned off area of the jungle. Full of trees etc. It works quite well. i would like to keep these two Roosters long term.

I also have a couple of breeding pens with a rooster in each with a few hens (different breeds of hens together for hybrids and pure).

I was just wondering if you can see any major flaws in using the rooster to get a batch of eggs, seeing them through to hatch, then allowing a different rooster in for the same purpose. Thus not having to keep too many Roosters at once. For each one the amount of noise and angst multiplies expotentially.

Thanks for your advice

 

[Egghead_Jr]

It's about what your goal is. Multiple breeds is hard to do and to keep a breed true will take many pens to keep them separate. The downside to me is all that work and space needed.

I'm lucky if I can keep one breed working to standard and to do that right you'll be holding onto mature roosters. Grow out pens, laying pens and breeding pens just for one breed. That's enough work and record keeping for me.

 

[RumAndCoconuts]

It's about what your goal is. Multiple breeds is hard to do and to keep a breed true will take many pens to keep them separate. The downside to me is all that work and space needed.

I'm lucky if I can keep one breed working to standard and to do that right you'll be holding onto mature roosters. Grow out pens, laying pens and breeding pens just for one breed. That's enough work and record keeping for me.

Thanks for chipping in.
My goals aren't for Breed Standard birds though. I'm on a small island where there would be no showing or selling of birds. No one here cares what kind of bird they have. They just breed birds for food and eggs and let nature take its course and not even caring about which birds reproduce. Hence the birds available on the island are scrawny and really NOT worth breeding. The genetic pool is very shallow which is why I brought my own eggs down here.
My goal is to have a colourful egg basket and raise meat birds that are table worthy. Any birds I sell eventually would just be through word of mouth for someone who wants a better quality breeder for their flock.
So, having said that I just want to make sure I always have a few Legbars, Ameraucanas, Bielefelders, Sussex and Marans.
Mad scientist at work here.
I already have several large pens in place, no need to add any more and any record keeping is a pleasure as this has turned into an obsessive hobby.
As Breed perfection is not the goal...
any other obvious flaws in this system?
My issue is the noise. We have a guest house here that we rent out to holidayers so we can't have it too noisy. I've made collars for the two roos in the main pen, all the other coops are soundproofed so not an issue. I just have been noticing how much the noise decreases for every rooster I delete.
Thanks again!

 

[aart]

Well, you're line breeding or inbreeding, which is usually fine up to a point tho eventually you might get some deformities......
......not sure if breeding siblings instead of breeding offspring back to parents is better or worse in that regard.
I don't know enough about it to advise.

You might want to do a search on 'line breeding' and/or 'inbreeding'....or post a thread titled such in the breeds forums, serious breeders would probably know.