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[Indyshent]

I got a wishlist from my brother's brother-in-law (ah, how chicken trains work!), and his family is looking for barred Rocks, Ameraucana, Polish, Silkie hens for eggs, family entertainment and 4H showing. I have already rehomed my Silkies and don't have any of these available otherwise. I'm trying to talk them into one of @SallyinIndiana 's Sumatra roosters for showing. The only faults I've seen on these boys is that they don't have multiple spurs. I think I can get them some EEs on the cheap, and I'm not sure how much they're willing to pay for anything yet, but if you PM me prices, pictures, whatever, I'll get back to you when I get that info.


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Also, I'm pretty sure nobody wants another rooster, but wanted to put it out there that I have several eligible bachelors available for rehoming.

If anyone is looking to get into Breda, @jchny2000 still has at least one cock remaining. Last I visited, a blue and splash roo remained. I took in one (my youngest has claimed him already!), and he's an elusive ninja of a rooster. Makes almost no noise whatsoever and has a knack for disappearing. He's pretty calm but not used to being handled. An extremely unique looking bird with the coolest schnoz I've ever seen (also, great white earlobes and a bell bottom suit!). I've been really happy to have him, truth be told. Immediately comes off as wise beyond his years, quite intelligent, but shy. Most owners report them to be quite majestic, poised, even regal.

Between me and @jchny2000 , several Sumatra roosters could also stand to find new homes. Faults were mentioned above. they grow into really impressive specimens and seem destined to make the best looking halfbreeds imaginable. Even an EE can look dreadfully sexy when he's half-Sumatra

. Colors are black, splash, *birchen* and blue. So far, the Sumatras have been universally ladies men who gleefully cluck away when they find something tasty. Haven't had any problems with mine raping the girls or fighting with roosters from/in my yard (however, they have shown themselves to be very capable and efficient flock guardians who will run off intruders). The birchen is particularly protective of the girls and very alert to aerial predators. For the most part, they're pretty calm and like to pose.

I have one mixed-breed roo available. We think he's a BSL/Sumatra cross. Utterly silent rooster who comes in to sleep... in the rafters of my garage. His only fault is pooping on me when I'm shutting everyone in for the night (and he always looks down at me after he's done it with an "Oh poop, I'm about to really get it, aren't I?" expression). Gets along well with everyone, doesn't fight at all, hasn't been mean with the ladies. He's gold birchen and growing up to be absolutely stunning. Very shiny and starting to get some meaningful breadth to his chest (and some super cool blond eyebrows).

I also have a splash-laced red Wyandotte up for grabs. He's been treated for a respiratory infection and come out really well. Gets along with the other birds very well, hasn't crowed yet, not aggressive but occasionally rather proud (and boy, oh boy, have his senior officers disciplined him for that!). With a little handling, he's quite tame (and really soft!). while being treated in the house, he was more than happy to roost on shoulders and laps, hang out and watch TV with us. Now that he's been reintroduced to his own kind (and a lot of bigger, older birds) he's gotten back into being a bit more circumspect (read "shy") with people. He's definitely got a spine and not too afraid to show it when he's the roughest thing in the yard. He can badmouth turkey toms to their faces, so I'm pretty sure it's just the overwhelming number of competition outside that's tempering his zeal. Splash is a great color to keep if you want a lot of blue-laced birds around. He's a lot more splash than red (the red shows up more on his chest and wings, but most of him is a light blue color). I recently acquired an older, chubbier, less zealous, somewhat whipped BLRW who's working out really well in the yard, so I figured I'd go ahead and put Sparky (the SLRW) on the market, just in case anyone was looking for a heap of blue-laced babies in the near future. I think he's going to be a very alert and active flock guardian as he grows up (especially if he's one of the older guys in the yard). He does chase off cats.

I'm not in a huge hurry to find these guys homes, it's just that nine roosters in yard my size is a bit crowded (and loud for the neighbors). I took them in with the promise that I would find them good homes if they worked out, and they didn't, we'd process them. Well, they've all worked out very well so far, so here's your chance for some cheap roos

 

[SallyinIndiana]

The 2nd spur on the leg comes in right about the time the rooster gets to a year old. Janet has the only Sumatra roo I kept past a year old and he had the double spur on each leg. But that 2nd spur did not come in until he was over a year old.

 

[Indyshent]

Hi everybody. I'm looking to get rid of my 2 aquariums if anyone is interested. I have a 55gal complete setup with some plants, driftwood etc, and a 45 gal tall, complete setup. I also have some nice fish (angels, Denison's barbs, small Plecos, Cories, Bosemani Rainbows, Synodontus eupterus that I would let go with the tanks or would rehome if anyone is interested. Please PM me.

If anyone else is interested, I've got bunches and bunches of aquarium stuff. None are set up now, but I have several ten gallons and a 29 gallon, a huge canister filter (for the 80 gal I loaned to my brother for his ball pythons), decorations, medicines, heaters, really about everything you need to run about eight aquariums. We had a few heater malfunctions (and problems with my autistic child urinating in the tanks) that wiped out pretty much all the (many hundreds of dollars of) fish I'd been keeping. Just going to say bye bye to fish keeping for awhile. Anything resembling price would be utterly negotiable and a good deal of stuff here would be free. Will trade for poultry stuff, like chicken food, wood chips, that sort of thing. Mine have been laying dormant indoors for anytime between a couple months and a year (at MOST). Fish aren't safe here anymore (which is really unfortunate because I really enjoyed them). The longer they're here, the more of this stuff my son's going to break (he's especially good at breaking hoods, but also ornaments and other things like that). One ten gallon had been set up with live sand for saltwater.

 

[daskhan]

If anyone else is interested, I've got bunches and bunches of aquarium stuff. None are set up now, but I have several ten gallons and a 29 gallon, a huge canister filter (for the 80 gal I loaned to my brother for his ball pythons), decorations, medicines, heaters, really about everything you need to run about eight aquariums. We had a few heater malfunctions (and problems with my autistic child urinating in the tanks) that wiped out pretty much all the (many hundreds of dollars of) fish I'd been keeping. Just going to say bye bye to fish keeping for awhile. Anything resembling price would be utterly negotiable and a good deal of stuff here would be free. Will trade for poultry stuff, like chicken food, wood chips, that sort of thing. Mine have been laying dormant indoors for anytime between a couple months and a year (at MOST). Fish aren't safe here anymore (which is really unfortunate because I really enjoyed them). The longer they're here, the more of this stuff my son's going to break (he's especially good at breaking hoods, but also ornaments and other things like that). One ten gallon had been set up with live sand for saltwater. 

Any idea if they could work as a brooder?

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

The 2nd spur on the leg comes in right about the time the rooster gets to a year old. Janet has the only Sumatra roo I kept past a year old and he had the double spur on each leg. But that 2nd spur did not come in until he was over a year old.

Oh thats great to know! Thanks

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

well, am happy to say my rooster downsizing is nearly completed. Will be working on the duck flock next, and lastly the guineas.
I have 1 blue Sumatra roo left thats an extra, and a blue Breda rooster. 1 blue and gold EE fella. Also have 6 gosling, all brown chinese available. They are human imprinted and hand raised. I will also have a few pair of guineas available, 1 trio. Possibly one quad of quail. Send a PM if interested in any of the birds.
Also have 1 small barrow feeder pig, about 40 pounds left for sale.

 

[Indyshent]

The 2nd spur on the leg comes in right about the time the rooster gets to a year old. Janet has the only Sumatra roo I kept past a year old and he had the double spur on each leg. But that 2nd spur did not come in until he was over a year old.

Sweet!

the Sumatra snobs over on another thread were quite insistent my guys were broke or mixed. Drove me crazy. From what I understand, older boys are better for show, anyway!

 

[Faraday40]

Spur questions.
My current roos are getting big & pointy spurs. How do most people take care of them? (I do not want them accidentally hurting a female while mating, not to mention me if they decide to turn mean.) My former roos never had any longer than 1" by age 12 mo. Theirs also seemed worn down / rounded/ not pointy. My current boys are only 8 mo old & their spurs are already between 3/4-1" long. Does anyone use a dremel tool for dogs? (Would the noise frighten a bird too much?) Do you trim them like nails? Does that hot potato trick really work? (Wouldn't it be severely painful?)

I still have both roos because they never fight & have always been together since the brooder. (I'm in no rush since they're both equally sweet.) If one were going to grow up to be an aggressive rooster, wouldn't I see signs by now? So far, their temperaments are perfect.

 

[Hholly]

Spur questions.
My current roos are getting big & pointy spurs. How do most people take care of them? (I do not want them accidentally hurting a female while mating, not to mention me if they decide to turn mean.) My former roos never had any longer than 1" by age 12 mo. Theirs also seemed worn down / rounded/ not pointy. My current boys are only 8 mo old & their spurs are already between 3/4-1" long. Does anyone use a dremel tool for dogs? (Would the noise frighten a bird too much?) Do you trim them like nails? Does that hot potato trick really work? (Wouldn't it be severely painful?)

I still have both roos because they never fight & have always been together since the brooder. (I'm in no rush since they're both equally sweet.) If one were going to grow up to be an aggressive rooster, wouldn't I see signs by now? So far, their temperaments are perfect.

There are lots of You Tube videos on despurring roosters. Some people use a hot potato to loosen the spur. Some just twist it off. It's weird.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Spur questions.
My current roos are getting big & pointy spurs. How do most people take care of them? (I do not want them accidentally hurting a female while mating, not to mention me if they decide to turn mean.) My former roos never had any longer than 1" by age 12 mo. Theirs also seemed worn down / rounded/ not pointy. My current boys are only 8 mo old & their spurs are already between 3/4-1" long. Does anyone use a dremel tool for dogs? (Would the noise frighten a bird too much?) Do you trim them like nails? Does that hot potato trick really work? (Wouldn't it be severely painful?)

I still have both roos because they never fight & have always been together since the brooder. (I'm in no rush since they're both equally sweet.) If one were going to grow up to be an aggressive rooster, wouldn't I see signs by now? So far, their temperaments are perfect.

I use a dremel. trim off the point and smooth it down. How old are the boys? I have worked very hard to not have aggressive roosters here. Usually around 6-8 months is when it starts if they are going to be. Keeping multiple roosters normally prevents it, thats why I keep several here myself.