Free Roosters

[aberken]

I have 6 roosters that need a home as I cannot have roosters where I live. I hatched the eggs myself and was blessed with 6 roosters out of 11 eggs. 1 is a Welsummer, 4 are Black Copper Marans and the other appears to be a Cuckoo Maran. The Welsummer and 1 BCM are 13 weeks and the others are 10 weeks. I live in Southeastern Wisconsin just north of Milwaukee and would rather not have to butcher them. Thank You.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I have 6 roosters that need a home as I cannot have roosters where I live. I hatched the eggs myself and was blessed with 6 roosters out of 11 eggs. 1 is a Welsummer, 4 are Black Copper Marans and the other appears to be a Cuckoo Maran. The Welsummer and 1 BCM are 13 weeks and the others are 10 weeks. I live in Southeastern Wisconsin just north of Milwaukee and would rather not have to butcher them. Thank You.

I'm interested in BCMs. I need more females, but would accept another rooster. I only have a BCM X Gamefowl mix.

 

[aberken]

Are you able to pick up? You can have your pick of one, two or all six!

 

[Skippersnh]

why are you hatching eggs if you cant have roosters

 

[nuthatched]

why are you hatching eggs if you cant have roosters

I can't speak for the op, but hatching is 1. Fun 2. usually cheaper than buying chicks 3. fun (in a panicky, nose pressed against glass way)

 

[Peppercorngal]

You may check into whether you have any feed stores that will buy roosters in your area. We have two of them in town (25 miles away, but worth it to get rid of extra roosters!) and use them to rid ourselves of those excess roosters. They pay $5 for mutts and $7 for purebreds. They sell them to farmers wanting a rooster or just to folks for the table.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

why are you hatching eggs if you cant have roosters

This seems a little judgmental. If OP can't post here, where will they post? CL? This needs to be a safe place.

 

[Skippersnh]

@BigBlueHen53 im informing op this is bad practice to hatch chickens or buy straight run if you cant have roosters

 

[MysteryChicken]

Are you able to pick up? You can have your pick of one, two or all six!

No, sorry I can't travel that far. I wish I could though.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@BigBlueHen53 im informing op this is bad practice to hatch chickens or buy straight run if you cant have roosters

I agree, perhaps they shouldn't. Experience can be a hard teacher, but often that's enough. Criticism after the fact is usually not necessary.