Help...we have a rooster!!!

[Lucretia]

I'm not sure entirely what board to post this on, but it turns out that one of our White Rock chicks (supposed to be all hens!) turned out to be a roo! I'm so sad because I absolutely love this chicken...he's docile and you can handle him without him pecking, and he's just a great critter all around. I would keep him in a heartbeat except that we have an ordinance in our neighborhood about roosters.

I guess I'm wondering if anyone could take him...we wouldn't even ask any money for him, so long as he goes to a good home. We live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.

He's about four months old (hatched April 20), in great health, absolutely beautiful. His name was Belle when we thought he was a hen, now it's Captain Jack. We knew we were in trouble when he started growing beautiful long tail feathers and crowing at the top of his lungs.

I'll try to post images soon.

Please, if anyone could help, we would all be so grateful. We don't want to get in trouble with the neighbors, and we really want Be...Cap'n Jack...to have a good home! If you have any advice on where else I might look, that would be appreciated too!

~Lu

 

[Ridgerunner]

Try Craigslist or post in the buy, sell, trade section of this forum. Maybe put a flier up at the feed store. However, when you let him go, you have to realize that you have let go of control of him. You can list your conditions for someone taking him, but you can't really control what they do.

Good luck!

 

[Heavy D]

Had the same issue.....very sad as this was my Daughter's hen Snowy...ahem..I mean Joey ! Found someone that needed a Roo by word of mouth....we were so afraid he was going to go to the freezer if we just gave him away to anybody.....just start asking around, you never know. I also bought a replacement hen off of craigslist....maybe a good place to start for you....if they are selling they may need a Roo.
Good Luck !