I am at my wits end with these roosters!!! HELP!!!!

[tulie13]

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Good point - you need to be prepared to lose this roo anyway.

So if you want chickies you'd better plan on the other roo being the daddy, long-term.

 

[Chickenmaven]

I know what it is to love a sweet little rooster. I also know what it is like to rehome him with a nice family. Do it. You won't regret it. When I had to rehome my rooster, I thought it would be like when you lose a dog. I thought I would miss him every day. What I have discovered is that a flock is sort of an entity unto itself. So when I rehomed the rooster, it just made for a happier flock. I wasn't looking for that one chicken (the roo) as much as I was loving my time with all the chickens.
You just never know how terrible & stressful a situation is, until you give yourself a break from it!

 

[cassie]

Chances are very good the Cornish X will solve the problem all by himself. They usually are not very long lived. And they don't give you any warning either. In my experience they just keel over.

 

[TreeHugger]

Years ago we use to buy cornish x & would send them all to freezer camp. We missed a hen one year & sadly she didn't make it much longer. Even the girls will keel over without warning. My personal opionion is that I would not use the cornish x to father any chicks unless you planned on raising them to eat.

 

[Hotwings]

I don't think your Cornish X will live much longer. I am amazed he made it this far. Sad but true these birds were bred to grow rapidly and usually go to market at 8 weeks. Because of the rapid weight gain most sucumb to heart failure. I would rehome the leghorn.

 

[mstricer]

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I seperated one of my buff orp roos because he was mean. He went crazy pacing back and forth untill he couldnt stand any more, needless to say we culled him. The other two will be heading for freezer camp soon