Cockerels in WA - Swedish Flowers, CCLs, Isbars, Birchen Marans

[ShannonsChimkens]

I am over run with cockerels! Unless someone in Washington can show me how to butcher properly... I have a group that are about 6-7 months old. Then a group of 8-9 week olds. I would love to be able to butcher, but I can’t. Thought about it many times.

Older group - 1 Swedish Flower, 1 Crested Cream Legbar, 2 Black Birchen Maran.

Younger group - 2 Black Isbars, 2 Golden Spitzhaubens, 3 Crested Cream Legbars, 1 Andalusian Blue, 2 Barbezieux, 2 Swedish Flowers one crested one not. I’m sure there are others...

All fed organic from hatch. Organic grower, organic flock raiser, organic scratch and organic vegetable scraps. Free range in 1 acre area once old enough.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

2 down! Local guy is picking them up for his flock.

After raising them it’s hard to see them go, but my neighbors might kill me if I keep them all. Competition crowing all day long. They’re also getting aggressive with the hens.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

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[HadlockChickenKeeper]

2 down! Local guy is picking them up for his flock.

After raising them it’s hard to see them go, but my neighbors might kill me if I keep them all. Competition crowing all day long. They’re also getting aggressive with the hens.

Has anyone claimed the Andalusian?

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Has anyone claimed the Andalusian?

The Andalusian cockerel has gone to a new home. Have a new round of cockerels coming up, but no Andalusians in that group.

Thanks for checking!