I have some concerns about supporting hatcheries...

[ltlchicken]

i wish people would give me their rooster chicks if they don't want them. like the poster above me, there are too many folks around my area that would appreciate a rooster for their hungry stomachs.

 

[pasofinofarm]

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Try thrift stores for clothing.

 

[pasofinofarm]

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I tried to give away grown young cockerels last year after I raised 100+ to pick the roos for my breeding pens... Nobody would take them and I couldn't find anyone to process chickens for me so I had to process 90 odd birds myself. I now have chicken for the year.

Many of these breeds being raised in hatcheries are not a type of chicken that would make a meat bird as we know it today. Even my home raised Marans and Faerolles did not look like the birds you buy in the store (but taste much better).

 

[Wifezilla]

Try thrift stores for clothing

I just spent $40 at Goodwill. I got 2 huge bags of clothes including Levi's, Lee jeans, Land's End sweaters, and a Columbia jacket.​

 

[claud]

I'm not sure there is an easy answer to this.
There are always going to be extra roos.
It's great if they can feed a hungry family but in order to raise a dual-purpose breed to a size acceptable for eating it takes more money for the feed than it does to buy chicken in the store. I know this from experience.
I think the best we can do is try to influence hatcheries to humanely and/or usefully dispose of these unwanted roos.
Buying from a backyard breeder or straight run is good too if it's possible for you.
I guess being educated about your options is the best we can do.

 

[Cara]

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I tried to give away grown young cockerels last year after I raised 100+ to pick the roos for my breeding pens... Nobody would take them and I couldn't find anyone to process chickens for me so I had to process 90 odd birds myself. I now have chicken for the year.

Many of these breeds being raised in hatcheries are not a type of chicken that would make a meat bird as we know it today. Even my home raised Marans and Faerolles did not look like the birds you buy in the store (but taste much better).

My extras have always gone within 15 minutes of me advertising them.

I think this thread jinxed me, because I got 8 RIR roosters with my chick order on Friday. They were snapped up ASAP too though.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I never have trouble getting rid of extra roosters.

 

[ltlchicken]

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I tried to give away grown young cockerels last year after I raised 100+ to pick the roos for my breeding pens... Nobody would take them and I couldn't find anyone to process chickens for me so I had to process 90 odd birds myself. I now have chicken for the year.

Many of these breeds being raised in hatcheries are not a type of chicken that would make a meat bird as we know it today. Even my home raised Marans and Faerolles did not look like the birds you buy in the store (but taste much better).

you need to let me know next time! i got the extra roos from nancy (greentree) the other day.

 

[bkvail]

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I was told you couldn't sell animals on craigslist?

 

[horsejody]

I just sold a young cockeral on craig's list. He was sold as a pet though, not as meat. I have seen lots of people selling chickens on craig's list in our area.