But like mentioned in previous post- young roos have little to no meat, especially if they’re not bred for meat- so I don’t think any of this is worth your time or stress.
It was a 14 month old dual purpose rooster when this thread started about a month ago, now he's 15 months old. I appreciate he does not meet your criteria as a meat chicken, but many of us raise chickens like this for meat and butcher them much younger. It's an EE which doesn't really tell me anything about size but some people on this forum raise bantams for meat. We all have different backgrounds, experiences, and personal preferences.
I was raised on a farm. The rule was if you caught it or shot it you cleaned it and the family ate it. Unless it was vermin, then you buried it or drug it off the to the woods well away from human habitation for nature to take care of it. The chickens we raised had a lot of "game" in them relatively small as far as dual purpose chickens go. We still ate them. Mom could feed a family of seven off of a small hen and often did. Chicken and dumplings made with an old hen is comfort food and a great way to stretch meat. The meat may not be worth it to you but to many of us it is.
I think it takes me about 10 minutes per bird, not counting setup/cleanup.
Nat you know it will take someone a lot longer than 10 minutes to do one bird even not counting set-up, teardown, and cleanup. It's a 15 month old rooster with all that connective tissue, a lot different than a 16 week old cockerel, let alone a very young Cornish X. I skin mine, I'd be surprised if someone with no experience and questionable equipment could finish a male this age in a half hour.
I have no issue with culling him, im just overwhelmed and tend to push stuff to the side that overwhelms me.
It's been a month that this has been wearing on you. I understand procrastination, I do enough of that myself. But if you had finished this then you'd have long been over it. At some point you have to do something for your quality of life. It will never be the right time to do anything unless you make the time. If a kid gets sick it's never at a convenient time yet you make time to deal with it.
I understand your desire to not waste the meat but from what I've read I don't think eating him is the best for you. It's not just the time but the stress of not knowing what you are doing in butchering and other stuff.
You could treat him like vermin and let his decayed carcass feed the trees. You can try Craigslist. That will take time to write the ad, talk to people on the phone, and meet with someone that might or might not show up. We've used Craigslist, it can be frustrating but it can work. If you have a zoo nearby they may be glad to take him as food for some of their carnivores.
You can try to find the Missouri thread in the "Where an I? Where are you!" section of this forum and chat with your neighbors. You can go to the "Buy, sell, trade" section of this forum and post there, including your location in the title to attract your neighbors.
I've put things off before that I knew I had to get done. When I did it was such a relief. Quit punishing yourself and get it over with.