How do you find takers for roosters??

[ninjapoodles]

Thanks! I have a feeling that will come in handy soon...

 

[Nugget]

Cool, thanks for all the adivce. I have them on kijiji, Craigslist, the feedstore and here. I'll drop off some more posters shortly too. Thinking positively...

 

[Beekissed]

If they are young and meaty, I would advertise in your local paper or want ads. I just had a wonderful BBQ featuring my sister's incubator roosters! Everyone at the BBQ was amazed at the superior flavor! I just split them in half when I processed and froze them like that. Makes enough chicken for one serving. If I lived closer, I would take all the roosters you could give....as long as they were young enough to eat. Someone out there might just like to have them if you advertised them as free meat!

 

[spook]

personally I asked everyone and also placed a sign at the Fair Grounds. Usually if you swap something for the roos, people aren't able to gather the thought of value not costing anything.
Good luck!

 

[Nugget]

When is 'too old to eat'? Only 1 of my roosters is crowing (he's not a year yet) but he's not really on my freebie list. Still only 1 nibble... darn hard to get rid of roos around here.

 

[pattee]

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Everywhere I think... I see so many on Craigs list and some of them are just beautiful!

 

[banter]

I have two gorgeous Brabanter 6 week old roos right now and I don't want them to be eaten! I think that any breed they would cross would throw great chicks for anyone who doesn't mind crosses. They are smart, hardy and great layers. Also pretty, docile, good rangers and can drive a cab.

 

[seriousbill]

I once placed a giveaway ad for a young Delaware roo in the local newspaper and got 35 (yes, I really mean it, thirty-five) calls. Actually, 36 if you count the guy that called nearly a month later. It was mayhem, and the callers ran the gamut from total idiots to really serious folks. One lady asked if he could sleep in the tree in her backyard

I've never seen anything like it. I let the third caller have him, and then two or three genuinely serious farm and breeder inquiries came in, and I was kicking myself

. Then came the onslaught. I learned a very valuable lesson there. Now I'm more careful.