Help - Deciding which Roo's gotta go?

[CrazyCochin]

I have 3 roosters and 9 hens - I have an opportunity to give 1 rooster away to a friend with a farm who's in need of one for his flock. Appealing! Sadly he will only take one. I'm having a hard time deciding who to send, help!

Rooster A: my kids' favorite so has to stay. He's generally a quiet mild-mannered fellow no issues with him yet.

So deciding between these 2 guys (both mixed easter egger types but unrelated to each other):

Rooster B: 23 weeks old. Crows CONSTANTLY but sort of a low-pitched pleasant voice. Not at all aggressive. Chases Rooster C away from the hens sometimes when Rooster C gets a little cocky. Good with my kids.

Rooster C: 22 weeks old. Almost never crows but when he does his voice is high-pitched and obnoxious. Mildly aggressive towards hens but nothing too concerning, has never drawn blood. Also fine with my kids.

All 3 roosters actually get along with each other pretty well (we raised the whole flock together from hatchlings). So I guess the main difference is the crowing. Will Rooster C start crowing more often as he finishes maturing? Or if lound-mouth Rooster B departs will Roosters A AND C start talking more to fill the silence? Or do quieter birds tend to stay that way? Not an issue in the neighborhood, I'm pretty rural, but I do shift work and generally less noise is better for me. Who should I send to the farm?

Honestly, we have never gotten rid of roosters before, therefore we have too many, and adding... but I would say C, the one that hurts the hens because stressed hens won't lay well.

 

[Ebony Rose]

Rooster C ought be the one to get rid of. He's crowing less because he is submissive to Rooster B, but if Rooster B weren't in the picture, you could expect Rooster C to become much more vocal and I'd not want to place any bets on how he'd treat the ladies. Rooster B is lower in the pecking order for a reason.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

I have 3 roosters and 9 hens - I have an opportunity to give 1 rooster away to a friend with a farm who's in need of one for his flock. Appealing! Sadly he will only take one. I'm having a hard time deciding who to send, help!

Rooster A: my kids' favorite so has to stay. He's generally a quiet mild-mannered fellow no issues with him yet.

So deciding between these 2 guys (both mixed easter egger types but unrelated to each other):

Rooster B: 23 weeks old. Crows CONSTANTLY but sort of a low-pitched pleasant voice. Not at all aggressive. Chases Rooster C away from the hens sometimes when Rooster C gets a little cocky. Good with my kids.

Rooster C: 22 weeks old. Almost never crows but when he does his voice is high-pitched and obnoxious. Mildly aggressive towards hens but nothing too concerning, has never drawn blood. Also fine with my kids.

All 3 roosters actually get along with each other pretty well (we raised the whole flock together from hatchlings). So I guess the main difference is the crowing. Will Rooster C start crowing more often as he finishes maturing? Or if lound-mouth Rooster B departs will Roosters A AND C start talking more to fill the silence? Or do quieter birds tend to stay that way? Not an issue in the neighborhood, I'm pretty rural, but I do shift work and generally less noise is better for me. Who should I send to the farm?

Give them rooster C!

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Rooster C ought be the one to get rid of. He's crowing less because he is submissive to Rooster B, but if Rooster B weren't in the picture, you could expect Rooster C to become much more vocal and I'd not want to place any bets on how he'd treat the ladies. Rooster B is lower in the pecking order for a reason.

Im trying to figure out your sig...
It's pretty good!

 

[Ebony Rose]

My mother taught me that 'If you loan someone $20 and you never see them again, it was money well spent.'
To elaborate, if you loan them something and you never see them (or whatever you loaned to them again) then the price was less than the torturous relationship that you would have had with them by the time you realized they were good for nothing users.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

My mother taught me that 'If you loan someone $20 and you never see them again, it was money well spent.'
To elaborate, if you loan them something and you never see them (or whatever you loaned to them again) then the price was less than the torturous relationship that you would have had with them by the time you realized they were good for nothing users.

Ok, so not seeing that person again was worth whatever was loaned to them?
I think I'm getting it...

 

[Mrs. K]

I vote get rid of B and C. 1 rooster is more than enough for 9 hens. How roosters act today can be a very poor indicator how roosters are going to act in the future. Be very aware, you do not state how old your kids are, but very friendly rooster chicks, loose all fear of people, and often times the darling becomes the nightmare.

If you kids are under 5, I am not an advocate of having a rooster, they tend to take an attack in the face or head. Just be aware.

Mrs K