Help me convince DH to keep a roo

[Ninjasquirrel]

How many weeks or months is that?

According to my records he was born on the 6th of April so roughly 18 weeks

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Hard to convince, when reasons are not known...Why do you want to keep a roo and why does DH not want to keep a roo. Does DH not want "this" roo, or "any" roo?

I want to keep a roo for hatching eggs and DH is on the fence about it. He seems to not want ANY roo and to just buy pullets every year. His concerns are overbreeding and their feathers growing back by winter. Our only experience with a roo was the father of this batch and he was a bad apple. I just think hes jumping to conclusions and since I'm the one who has to end the bird I really dont want to.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

These are offspring from the aggressive dad rooster? The one that held you cative where you had to sneak around your own house and yard?
The genetics are the same, and will likely have the same output and result
I have 5 extra gentlemanly roosters I am trying to find homes for right now. Likely I will be unsuccessful and end up culling them
Roosters are easy to replace
Dont keep a bad one and let him reproduce more like him.
There is a nice rooster out there for you.
Good luck!

This one seems nice but time will tell. So far he lets me pet him and doesnt run at me. The minute he does he's a goner. I just dont want to be premature about it. I thought about making saddles for my girls until their feathers grow back.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Hard to convince, when reasons are not known...Why do you want to keep a roo and why does DH not want to keep a roo. Does DH not want "this" roo, or "any" roo?

Exactly.

Why does he not want a rooster? Is it just the feathers or does it have something to do with the other one attacking people so now he is worried about the safety of people around a rooster, especially kids? Or maybe something else.

Why do you want this rooster or even any rooster? What is your real motivation? If you want hatching eggs you can get those from somebody else. If your addiction is to hatching that's easy to solve without keeping that rooster or any rooster. Does it have to be your hens? Do you just not want to kill him? Then give him away. If you hatch eggs you will get boys so you have to do something with them. What is your real motivation?

The feathers will grow back fairly soon if the entire feather is gone. If any bit of the shaft is left the feather will not grow back until they molt. So time is probably the answer there. If the severe feather loss is just one or two of the girls I've solved that problem by eating the girls. Feather loss is not always the boy's fault. Human aggression has to be dealt with.

If his only concern is the feathers, lock that boy separate from the girls until you are ready for fertile eggs, then let him visit the girls for a couple of days so you can get fertile eggs. If your only motivation is to get hatching eggs you can get them without keeping a boy. If more is involved can you list them out from either side and we can look for solutions. If this has become a power struggle to see who gets their way you are on your own.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Not everyone wants random hatching eggs, though. For me, I like hatching from my own flock. We’re on the third generation now and I’ve gotten some really interesting colors now that I wouldn’t have expected. So I can understand why they’d want birds from their own flock or want to have a rooster. It is NOT the same as hatching random birds from someone else. Unless someone just likes cute chicks then it wouldn’t matter. But if OP is anything like me, it is about these specific birds not just the hatching. That said though, we don’t have roosters anymore because they were too loud and I also have some bare hens so I totally get DH side too. Also, mean roosters are likely to produce mean offspring so it may not be a good idea to keep him especially if he was THAT mean and dangerous. There’s definitely a lot to consider!!

 

[Swbertrand1]

What is "DH"??

 

[Kiki]

What is "DH"??

Damn husband

 

[ShrekDawg]

What is "DH"??

The H part is husband and the D part can stand for different things depending on the day. darling, dear, damn

 

[TheOddOneOut]

The H part is husband and the D part can stand for different things depending on the day. darling, dear, damn

I thought it usually just meant “Da Hubby”.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Exactly.

Why does he not want a rooster? Is it just the feathers or does it have something to do with the other one attacking people so now he is worried about the safety of people around a rooster, especially kids? Or maybe something else.

Its for the feathers mostly. But that is the only concern that he's expressed.

Why do you want this rooster or even any rooster? What is your real motivation?

I believe Ive been rather clear on this but I will say again: hatching eggs.

If you want hatching eggs you can get those from somebody else.

Not really the same thing. Id rather have a constant supply. My though process is that if **** hit the fan we would still have food no matter what.

If your addiction is to hatching that's easy to solve without keeping that rooster or any rooster. Does it have to be your hens? Do you just not want to kill him?

Perfectly fine culling him. No qualms about it. But I'd rather see if I NEED to cull before jumping the gun.

Then give him away. If you hatch eggs you will get boys so you have to do something with them. What is your real motivation?

See above. Constant supply of food.

The feathers will grow back fairly soon if the entire feather is gone. If any bit of the shaft is left the feather will not grow back until they molt.

Entire shaft is gone.

So time is probably the answer there. If the severe feather loss is just one or two of the girls I've solved that problem by eating the girls. Feather loss is not always the boy's fault. Human aggression has to be dealt with.

Theres no human aggression.

If his only concern is the feathers, lock that boy separate from the girls until you are ready for fertile eggs, then let him visit the girls for a couple of days so you can get fertile eggs.

Considering this as an option.

If your only motivation is to get hatching eggs you can get them without keeping a boy. If more is involved can you list them out from either side and we can look for solutions. If this has become a power struggle to see who gets their way you are on your own.

Its not a power struggle. We agree on most things especially bird related and prepping. He's just worried about the feathers growing back in time for winter. I'll let him know about the molt and maybe that will change his mind. As Ive stated I'm perfectly fine culling him but I think as of right now it is premature and unnecessary. If he becomes a problem we will cull.