Hi! Advice for rehoming roosters?

[NewChickenOwner112]

We have silkies and when you get too many roosters from letting them hatch their own, you can't even buy pullets to try even the flock out.

What I did is post two roosters for free on a couple of our Wisconsin poultry pages. I would suggest trying to find more local groups. If you're in a Facebook poultry group, click the arrow in the upper right corner. That will suggest other related groups. I'd check some of those out and join a couple.

Go back to your post and "bump" it after a few days. Craigslist I tried once and forgot about it, then suddenly two weeks later I got 4 emails. Go figure lol.

Thanks so much, that is encouraging!

 

[NewChickenOwner112]

Hello, welcome to BYC! Glad to have you!

Rehoming roosters/cockerels is quite difficult, as so many people want to rehome them. I say give it some more time.

You may want to post in the Texas thread here.->
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/texas.44/

Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Debbie292d]

Thanks so much, that is encouraging!

You are so welcome. This is the place to ask if you have any questions or need help.

 

[NewChickenOwner112]

There was a run for chickens a few months back, hatcheries were just trying get chicks out quickly.
Offer them for free for flock or fricasse.
*I know you intend them to find flocks but the realistic outcome is soup.
If someone is looking for scrawny cockerels to eat, they need the food.

Thanks for the information about the hatcheries--I guess I learned the hard way to not get chicks at the beginning of a season. Thanks for the advice.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out.

 

[DottieGirl]

Hello and welcome to BYC!! Good Luck on your decision! I don't know because I am new to raising backyard chickens and I have some baby cockin batams that aren't mature enough to know which will be hens or cockels, Sorry.

 

[NewChickenOwner112]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

It's definitely a bit harder to rehome the cockerels than it is the pullets but it can be done. Stop by our Buy Sell and Trade forums and place an ad... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/#buy-sell-trade.67

You can try Craigslist, even your local 4-H club may be able to help. Good luck!

Thank you for the suggestion!

 

[NewChickenOwner112]

Hello and welcome to BYC!! Good Luck on your decision! I don't know because I am new to raising backyard chickens and I have some baby cockin batams that aren't mature enough to know which will be hens or cockels, Sorry.

Thank you! Best of luck with your new ones!

 

[NewChickenOwner112]

Hello and welcome to BYC, fellow Texan! As mentioned, it is very difficult to find homes for roosters. (Which you have already discovered.) Some people don't want/can't have roosters, while others already have a rooster(s), and don't need any more. You have already tried the common ways to rehome chickens, and it won't hurt to give the issue more time. But sadly there just aren't nearly enough homes for excess roosters; with the ideal rooster to hens ratio being 1:10-12.

Thank you! And thank you for the information!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome to BYC @NewChickenOwner112

Great that you could join us all here! Enjoy BYC