Getting rid of roosters

[Indio Gigante Lover]

Although, I think Craigslist is a place that cockfighters look for cheap/no cost birds. I ask a lot of questions to potential takers

 

[yoshimi]

I have tried to farm out my bantam cockerels, with no luck. I can’t keep them bc I don’t have enough acreage to meet town’s enforcement code.

I understand that many people here don’t agree with the idea of eating/culling/dispatching their birds, so please understand I’m sensitive to that. Still, no matter what, I need a solution because I have 3 cockerels and 4 pullets- an unhealthy ratio. Do I bring them to a farm vet to have them put down?

What advice can people offer me? I’m not all that interested in culling them myself, I’ve seen the process, and not confident I’m up to it.

Big picture, they are super cute! The small Barred Rock cockerel is the girls favorite. The EE is hilarious as far as tough guys go- running out shoulders up and breast high- all 11 inches of him! The larger Barred Rock is the boss and laid back except when the EE gets all up in his grill. They’ll be 12 weeks any day now, so I know time is short.

Where are you located? I need a banty rooster! I’m in southern ohio.

 

[McChooky]

Where are you located? I need a banty rooster! I’m in southern ohio.

THeir profile says Maine.

 

[McChooky]

People in the community used to get together once a year to do this. It was easier that way (especially for people who've never done it before) The men chopped their heads off, the women dunked them in hot water and the kids plucked their feathers off. To improve the taste and texture some took them and aged them 2-3 days in a refrigerator

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Size of the bird doesn’t matter to me I’ve processed seramas before and silkies,all taste like chicken. I process my standards at 12 weeks waiting for my silkies to get bigger so I can process them as well.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Size of the bird doesn’t matter to me I’ve processed seramas before and silkies,all taste like chicken. I process my standards at 12 weeks waiting for my silkies to get bigger so I can process them as well.

Ah... thanks! I have three BA cockerels just over 12 weeks. Think I will have them processed next week before I go away for a week. Otherwise they will be over 16 weeks and I don't want to wait that long.

 

[McChooky]

A meat grinder would be great for tuff ole birds!