How often does a rooster mate?

[Chickassan]

Aren't roosters business parts pretty much in their armpits? Fixing one must be quite an ordeal if their berries are indeed in there.

 

[KoopOnTruckin]

Yep, their testes are in their chest cavities - it involves a knife, chest-spreader, and teste-remover. It's a minor surgery, if you know what you're doing it only takes about 2 minutes per roo.

 

[Chickassan]

Jeez Louise I would pass cold out.Took a look at what it entails, never fixing a rooster.Good luck if you try it though.

 

[KoopOnTruckin]

It doesn't look like that much work, but definitely nerve racking.

 

[as110]

My rooster got his confidence up and he is doing fine if you know what I mean LOL.

 

[drumstick diva]

Some silkie roos are like yours, they will stay with the hen till she lays, or find her a suitable nest box and encourage her to use it. Some even keep the eggs warm while broody mama takes a break.

 

[chickens really]

My big Brahma Rooster tidbits and calls the Hens over and then jumps one........He is a real Casanova ....lol

 

[Fun7onfarm]

Yeah, it seems strange to castrate a rooster when the main reason to keep a rooster is so they can use that testosterone to protect and propagate the flock. The reason people caponize roos though is so that they don't get that testosterone in their system (you do it when they are about 1-2 months old, before their teen hormones kick in), then they can grow large without being aggressive or the meat getting tough. Folks who cap roos usually save them for their large meals, like Thanksgiving or Christmas. I've thought about it myself but haven't pulled the trigger yet.

Wow! If I get my cockerel neutered, I won’t have to get rid of him? We are first time chicken owners, we love our cockere, he was supposed to be a pulley, but we don’t want fertilized eggs or aggressive food. Where do we get him ”fixed”?