Can you identify??

[Nesh26]

Guessing you cant keep roosters in your area? If you can, keep one, they are great, but if not, I am sorry for your loss. Try to sell him to a good home if you can.

I already have 2 roosters, one is in the hen coop with 3 hens, the other is in the duck coop with 2 hens. We ended up with 6 last spring and gave 4 away, no one around here is going to want just a rooster and by the looks of it we now have 2 out of 3 from our last hatch, it's a curse to have a good heart sometimes

 

[little_chick_homestead]

Can you keep him in a male-only flock or free-range him around the yard as long as he can't stick his head through a fence and fights another roo?

 

[chrissynemetz]

Lots of people on here have had good success keeping their extra cockerels in all male flocks.

 

[Nesh26]

Lots of people on here have had good success keeping their extra cockerels in all male flocks.

I love that idea! But unfortunately my boyfriend thinks a different way then myself, he says were feeding them for nothing, they don't produce anything for us. And feed is very hard to get now that the stores have stopped supplying it. its gonna be more of a fight then he thinks when it's time to put klem down

 

[Nesh26]

Looks like 2 boys and a girl unfortunately. I was hoping that Penelope and Clementine were girls, looks like it's just Rosie now

 

[little_chick_homestead]

Unfortunately yes. The lighter cream colored one is a cockerel same as the gray one. Are you sure you can't free range them either? Chickens can live off free-ranging pretty well finding their own food. But during winter months won't be easy because their won't be grubs, seeds, and grasses that they can't consume. My own advice that I have learned is, don't get too connected to your chicks in the future for the first day until they are at least 2-3 months old. So save yourself heartbreak because of too many males.

 

[Mr Beaks]

Clementine is a Clarence.

 

[ariri30]

Looks like 2 boys and a girl unfortunately. I was hoping that Penelope and Clementine were girls, looks like it's just Rosie now
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Im so sad for you. I had 10 the other day. Gave away 6 and kept 4. It’s not easy but we need to learn that that’s the outcome of hatching eggs. My heart is sad for you. Those little faces are adorable