Chickens need my help! What do I do??

[chkn]

I guess you could try one, cook it up and see if you like how it tastes. Some people cull before they grow their spurs. I'd say basically before they start to look like roosters. Anyway, I had to laugh that you had 11 roosters. OMG, what a handful.

 

[socks]

Glad you got the help you needed. A friend told me he had 100 chickens and 2 roosters and they still thought they could do the job on their own and were always fighting.

This is a great forum isn't it! People are very helpful and knowledgeable. Good luck with the culling.

 

[ekemily]

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thanks for the website. I had never seen it before, and it's great!

 

[Bones]

Thanks to everyone for your help. I guess if I was on here before buying my chickens y'all would have told me that I didn't want 11:11.

Anyways we butchered 3 last night, we are selling 1 to the neighbor down the road and we will finish the last 6 off tonight. This has certainly been an experience, but now i know NEVER to have that many roosters.

How long will it take before everyone starts to destress?? Right now all my hens and a few roos just keep running around trying not to get pecked and plucked. You can feel the stress when we are out there.

Thanks again for all your help, GREAT website!!!

 

[easttxchick]

Once you get down to 1 rooster, within a few days, everything should calm down and you will be amazed at the difference in your flock.
Just FYI, don't feel badly about the 11 roosters, believe me, you AIN'T the only person that's ever done this.