extra roosters

[LadyLuck]

my first batch were sex-links, so all pullets, they have just started laying and are about 18 weeks old.

My next batch (approx. 6-8 weeks old) were out of the back of a pickup truck at a chicken swap

so yeah, got some roos in the mix. Two were a little banty brother and sister, those two the guy told me that one was a boy and sure enough, he is. Then there were 8 little mix breeds (all of the same hatch batch), but they are now to the point where some have larger, pinker, combs, so I'm assuming those are boys. Then finally, there were two that are supposed to be Welsummers. I don't know if they are boy or girl, but they are the same, so whichever it is, there are two.

I intend to keep the banty roo. If the Welsummers are boys, I'd love to keep one---they are just so gorgeous!

Since I do have essentially two separate flocks, could I give one roo to the big girls and the other roo can have the little girls?
Could they by housed together at night since they all free range during the day?

Also.... besides eating them, what do you do with your extra roos? I'm guessing I'll try to sell them at a chicken swap, but if they don't sell, not sure what to do.

 

[SnowPeeOstrichU]

You would probably have good luck in the Buy - Sell - Trade section of BYC

 

[bobbi-j]

I have had two separate free-range flocks coop together at night. I don't know if it works for everyone, but once the roosters got their pecking order established, they did fine. Acutally, I had 3 roosters that slept in that coop...

 

[LadyLuck]

thank you. that does give me hope that sometimes it's possible.