children with rooster

[6chickens in St. Charles]

DannyBoy and his brothers are the opposite of aggressive. They border on smooshy. You're welcome to one, if you want. They will mate, and feed the hens, and crow once in a while. They're bantams, very small. If your desire to keep a rooster is to sound the alarm about predators, provide fertile eggs to produce fuzzy little chicks, coo the hens into cozy nests and have a docile pet to hold and love, these are that kind of rooster:

They fly very well, too. They can turn corners. (Rosecomb mom)

 

[6chickens in St. Charles]

On the subject of culling roosters, I have a technical question:

My doctor advised me to avoid poultry, pork and eggs because of the high cortisol in those products (those CAFO animals are highly stressed). I always wondered if eating a high testosterone busybody aggressive rooster would result in high doses of testosterone/cortisol?

In case that were true, I wonder if culling an aggressive rooster while he's mostly asleep might result in lower stress-hormone meat?

I DO agree that there's really no better place for an unwanted rooster than a stewpot. That's probably the rooster who would gladly die fighting another rooster anyways.

 

[Diamond Wire Farms]

I have to agree with everyone above me. Even if you can get the Roo to respect a broom or a stick, he will just wait until the kids turn their backs and then start in. I have been through many roos of many breeds. They always seem to eventually get spicy. The only roos I keep now are Cochins and D'ucles. They are nice to the hens and the kids. No more raw scratched up hens, and I don't have to worry about turning my back on them.