How to handle too many roosters?

[kierstog]

We have too many roosters and only one coop so no bachelor pad available. We had only ever intended on having 1 rooster and 7 hens, but currently we have 3 roosters and 4 hens.
Has anyone had any luck rehoming a rooster? What avenue did you use?
We have a White Ameraucana, a Black Star, and a Plymouth Barred Rock as roosters.

 

[PD-Riverman]

I take them to a Chicken Auction----I have 4 within 2 hours drive, but I deal with a lot bigger numbers than you are talking about. Some times I will have 50 to 100. I take them to the Auction where the "meat" buyers are and usually get more.

You might want to try craigslist, etc or find a person that goes to Chicken Auctions----people drop off roosters at my home---I take them and sell them?

 

[rIrs roost]

I've given them to friends. Other I took to the flea market and traded a few roos for biddies. I've also gave them to people that wanted them for meat and I've culled a few myself. Work of mouth is mainly how I've gotten rid of mine. But craigslist is a good place to advertise too. Also on this site.

 

[keesmom]

Craigslist, auction, list them at your feed store. Or ask around to see if there's anyone who could help you butcher them.

 

[song of joy]

I've never had any luck getting rid of roosters or cockerels on Craigslist, even when offering them for free. However, I've successfully gotten rid of a couple of cockerels by giving them to 4-H kids who were interested in a particular breed.

 

[aart]

I eat extra cockerels by 16 weeks old.

 

[orrpeople]

So, perhaps this might be the place to ask... I usually keep the boys until they either go to the "swap" or we butcher them ourselves. This time, however, in trying to work with a new breed, I am pretty sure I ended up with 8 cockerels, and 2 pullets. They're only about 8 weeks old and I am "so done" with the boys. So, give me your thoughts...ethically wrong to cull them at this age when they can't really be meat? Or should I just grin and bear it until they have some meat on their bones (obviously I will get those poor pullets out of there when the boys start to get silly)?

 

[peeper89]

eat or put on craglist

 

[Mrs. K]

Orrpeople - They are your birds, and dispatch them if you don't want to wait. No need to feel guilty, they are not working out for you and your set up. Considerably better to do a humane dispatch, than keeping them in situations that are detrimental for your flock.

 

[rIrs roost]

Orrpeople - They are your birds, and dispatch them if you don't want to wait. No need to feel guilty, they are not working out for you and your set up. Considerably better to do a humane dispatch, than keeping them in situations that are detrimental for your flock.

Some people I know that can tell at hatch if they're roos cull then. Honestly It's never wasted. Insects or animals will eat them.