I need suggestions on a new rooster!!

[hinkjc]

Bec, I really wish you were closer. I have a beautiful buff orp roo (even tho you said no buff), that is just the sweetest young cockerel with us. I wanted to keep him as he is excellent quality but my other two roos don't think too fondly of him and I don't want to see him get hurt. I would give him to you just knowing he is going to a good home with ladies of his own.

Jody

 

[DoctorGoose]

My silkie roo is really nice...and I do have a hand-raised EE roo that needs a new home....*hint hint* *wink wink*

 

[Churkenduse]

My RIR's were the best! Great attitude and beautiful!!!

I would never have given them away, but I cannot keep roos around here. They now live on a farm, I couldn't eat them.

 

[Bec]

Hey Jody!!!

I had gotten a polish roo 2 days before Christmas.....he flew the coop! He left and went to my neighbors woods, we tried for a very long time to catch him and no luck. We could not get within 10 feet of him. He ended up coming back and hanging out around the yard and out by the barn, he was able to see the girls through the fence. I thought I would let him hang out a while and then i would try to get him. Well the next day my DH found him in the neighboring field being eaten by the Buzzards.

I think I am going to get a baby in the spring and raise it. I am nervous to get another young or adult.....I cant take another one leaving and getting eaten by something... I feel awful that this happened to my poor Mummer only days after I had brought him home.....
Your Buff guy is VERY tempting..I am just scared to get one that hasn't been raised here.....I don't know if that makes any sense at all....

 

[hinkjc]

I'm so sorry about your boy. I certainly understand and even tho my boy is sweet with us, you don't know how he'll be with others. Good luck with raising your new boy...it will be fun for the family to enjoy him growing too.

Jody

 

[mdbucks]

these guys are still looking for a home


CINCO:

Amerucana:

 

[Crunchie]

Oh no, Bec!! That is awful. So sorry you lost your little roo, and so soon...I love my Polish, but they aren't always the, er, brightest--especially when it comes to predators (though that's partly because they can't see so well with their big crests).

Well, good luck when you decide to try again. You may want to take Jody up on her offer...you could have buff babies...

Though as you know, when someone actually wants a rooster, all of us crazy chicken people are going to come out of the woodwork--there's always plenty of roos that need homes!!

 

[mdbucks]

Quote:
Who you callling crazy??? wait a minute I think I have a splinter.

 

[Bec]

Aww..Thank You guys!!

I am now just trying to decide on a breed. Since I can't get a large order and only have room for one more bird, I have to go through my local feed store again. They order from Privett Hacthery. I ordered my BO last spring from them and I just adore them!!! I am looking for a BIG friendly breed with pretty colors...I can't wait to hear a big deep crow!! Although I LOVED the sound of Jack and the one time I actually got to hear my poor Mummer...

When you order a big group of chicks, how do you know which are the boys? If they do a big order and I order one boy, Do they package them seperatly? Well in the same box, but sectioned off? I just want to know how I will know it is him when they come in....????

Mdbucks--- Although I did give your boys and once and a second over, I have just decided that a baby is what I want! I do have to say...I had to look twice at the boy in the second picture...very nice!!!

 

[mdbucks]

Unless you specify Male of a breed not ordered, so you have completely different coloring, there is no telling. Ask if they order straight run if so you have a 50/50 chance, if they order all pullet you have a 1/10 chance of a roo. If your luck runs like mine, and you want a roo, you will pick all female. Other than having a odd type sent, its luck of the draw till it starts crowing or not.

P.S. top two pics are the same roo, taken in barn at night, so not the best angle