Does anyone have "Rooster Pens?"

[muscovy94]

Hey everyone a few days ago I was thinking about how I hate hatching roosters and how hard it is to find homes for them, and a thought came to my mind. Does anyone keep rooster pens? Like chicken pens just for your unwanted roosters that you can't find homes for? I was thinking about building an extra pen just for that purpose. Does anyone else do this?

 

[Tala]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=338411

Yes I keep a "bachelor pad" of roos that are destined for meat. Right now ALL 18 of my roos are in there, due to neighbor complaints.

Pix https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=355885

This is their new pad in the dark the night I moved them in:

If you keep several roosters in there, it helps if they are brooder mates, or at least flock mates so they already have somewhat of a pecking order established before you pen them in close quarters together. Once established, you CAN NOT introduce a single rooster to the pack, because they will ALL jump him.
I have one immature (12ish week) cockerel still with my hens (he does not crow yet) because he was never in with the bachelors before I was afraid to throw him to the wolves when I moved them