Cull the eight week old roo or not?

[Zigmont]

After the last two roosters, I said no more but the latest flick of eight, they snuck one in. No one I know wants him, of course! Do I wait, or do it now? Do I give him a try at not being a nasty, stacking beast?

 

[sourland]

What have you got to lose ? I'd give him a chance. There are good roosters, and he's too small to eat right now.

 

[Severne]

Give him a shot! I’ve only had 1 mean Roos out of the 6 gens of barnyard mixes roosters that I have had, lots of good hens too! Of course it happens that the one that is aggressive I have now.

 

[Acre4Me]

If you decide to eat him, better to wait until 16-22 weeks. Bigger and still fairly tender, especially if you let the carcass rest for a few days in fridge.

if you want a male, sure, then keep him for longer to see how he grows out. But, sounds like the idea isn’t very appealing to you. Since you’ve had a couple of bad experiences, you may want to Just get a male that is a year old or so. That way you avoid the Teen hormone surge and can find out about his temperament from previous owner.

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

I'd give him a chance. If he is a mean rooster, no harm in eating him, as he will be bigger. If he's good, keep him. No harm in both

 

[Severne]

I’ve always had problems with older roosters never teen Roos

 

[mandymcg05]

He's beautiful. I would DEF give him a chance!!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Keep him. Most of my roosters are big babies. Haven't had an aggressive rooster in a long time.

 

[NatJ]

It looks like you prefer not to have a rooster, so I vote you cull him now.

he's too small to eat right now.

It's not like the meat is poisonous or anything--it's just a matter of whether there's enough meat to be worth the time to butcher the bird. Some people eat quail or pigeons, which are pretty small birds too.

 

[Neggative]

keep him!!!