Getting rid of roosters follow up!

[Celainev]

I'm in southern NH and ended up w an accidental rooster from the last batch of sexed chickens that I bought from Myers Hatchery. Our prev rooster was also an accident in a sexed batch of chickens, we kept him until almost 12mos but he got too rough w the hens and started attacking us, so we found a guy in Greenville, NH to process him for us. With this most recent rooster (a beautiful Exchequer leghorn), we saw jerky rooster behavior at 8wks!! Definitely weren't going thru that again. Fortunately the Dodge Grain company in Salem, NH had an ad on their site for a guy in Mass who will take unwanted roosters. He keeps a bachelor flock on his farm and also raises chicks and pullets (the Aviculture Exchange). We were happy to send the beautiful but precocious rooster there to live his life. So options depending on where you are in ME...

 

[Bantam bell Wood]

I'm in southern NH and ended up w an accidental rooster from the last batch of sexed chickens that I bought from Myers Hatchery. Our prev rooster was also an accident in a sexed batch of chickens, we kept him until almost 12mos but he got too rough w the hens and started attacking us, so we found a guy in Greenville, NH to process him for us. With this most recent rooster (a beautiful Exchequer leghorn), we saw jerky rooster behavior at 8wks!! Definitely weren't going thru that again. Fortunately the Dodge Grain company in Salem, NH had an ad on their site for a guy in Mass who will take unwanted roosters. He keeps a bachelor flock on his farm and also raises chicks and pullets (the Aviculture Exchange). We were happy to send the beautiful but precocious rooster there to live his life. So options depending on where you are in ME...

 

[Bantam bell Wood]

I'm in southern NH and ended up w an accidental rooster from the last batch of sexed chickens that I bought from Myers Hatchery. Our prev rooster was also an accident in a sexed batch of chickens, we kept him until almost 12mos but he got too rough w the hens and started attacking us, so we found a guy in Greenville, NH to process him for us. With this most recent rooster (a beautiful Exchequer leghorn), we saw jerky rooster behavior at 8wks!! Definitely weren't going thru that again. Fortunately the Dodge Grain company in Salem, NH had an ad on their site for a guy in Mass who will take unwanted roosters. He keeps a bachelor flock on his farm and also raises chicks and pullets (the Aviculture Exchange). We were happy to send the beautiful but precocious rooster there to live his life. So options depending on where you are in ME...

Thank you for telling me about that resource! I found the place online. I’m in a more southern part of the state, but used to live up north and had to drive hours to go anywhere. Generally something as close as MA is easily doable.

Thank you for reading my post.

 

[McChooky]

Most of my chickens were easy to sex when hatched.It helps when you hatch your own but nothing can guarantee they all find a home. I'm glad you were able to re-home yours!