How to rehome roos...???

[Secretchicken]

What's the best way to rehome roos so they won't be eaten or abused? All the chicks we have are hand tame and are treated as pets. We can't keep the roos in our neighborhood. We do so love all the birds and it will be difficult to "get rid of them". I have 6 straight run banties from TSC and hopefully have 6 pullets. I am afraid one may be a roo but then again it might just be the dominant female. We'll see in a few eeks I suppose.

Our girls from last year still like to be with their humans and have the dogs terrified of their pecks.

 

[Teach97]

the best policy is to offer free roos to a good home and when someone comes to get them don't ask questions, thank them for taking them, wish them a good day, and tell yourself that they went to a good home where they will be treated wonderfully.

other than that...buy some land and start a rooster sanctuary...where people send you money to take care of their roosters that they can't have

 

[kuntrygirl]

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[TwoCrows]

I have a few suspected roo's in my bunch of "pullets" and feel the same way you do. If I were you, I would make up a flier with a nice picture of your roo's and description and take it to a local feed store where you might be more likely to attract real chicken lovers. When they call and answer your ad, screen them out. Offer to deliver your roo's to their new home instead of having them come pick them up. That way you can see where they are going. If you don't feel right about the conditions, take your babies back home. This is what I am going to do if one of my girls turns out to be boys. Good luck!

 

[Celtic Hill]

There is no good way! Actually once (any) animal leaves your hands it's out of your control.

 

[featherz]

You can TRY.. Play up their good qualities, sell them with a female as a started pair, take nice pictures, charge a small fee (Like $5) - May work, may not. I try my best to find my roos good homes, but I don't ask questions once they leave. Try your best - I am a vegetarian but I am realistic. Most of my roos will end up as dinner somewhere, eventually - not for me, but for someone else..

 

[Crumbling Beauty]

I think the suggestion about delivering your roo to his new home is good advice. We are a vegetarian household that recently needed to rehome a GLW cockerel, and we were lucky to find a good home for him outside of the city limits. Craigslist is a good place to put up a listing, but also talk to friends and family that might know someone who knows someone that wants a rooster. Also, I don't think most people eat bantams (but maybe that's naive). If you are willing to be diligent (your neighbors will be patient for a while

), I think there's a very good chance of finding a good home for your bird (should it start crowing). We hear from the people that adopted our Otis from time to time, through friends, and have an open invite to visit him whenever we want.

 

[Bravo]

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Bwahahahahahaahah love it!

ETA: there is hope for rehoming your cockerels. If they are a purebred they are more marketable or if they carry the blue egg gene. I've sold many roosters to bird enthusiasts and I am still in touch with them. I've also given away many boys at the opportunity for them to have a great home. A friend of my husbands adopted 2 boys from us, including a cross-beaked EE (and he's even made a special feeder for him) because he likes to look at birds. Those boys are 2 years old, fat and happy.

There are just some birds that no one wants--often the flighty boys I cant place. I just place an ad for them and dont ask for details but I do try to do everything I can to find them a home first.

 

[mother o' chicks72]

I live in oregon and there is a rooster sanctuary that is run by two vegan farmers, I'm sure there could be a farm somewhere that could use your roos! dont give up hope!

 

[SIMPleChick]

I just had to sell 3 Roos and 1 silkie, had too many hens and 3 too many Roos! Here in Utah and Idaho we have KSL.com a local, tv/news station, local classifieds. All of them went to good homes and I sold them for what I paid for them, 3 bucks! I had a couple calls that I knew they wanted them for eating or fighting...you could just tell...they ask for the Roo's for free or a buck each. But the people who picked my Roos up were good families that had flocks they were starting up. NOW is the perfect time to sell! I had to wait a week for them to sell but put up plenty of pics to show all sides, print a friendly description of how friendly and adorable they are and they will sell! Good luck...If I can do it, you can do it!