Is it inhumane to just turn 8 wk old roosters loose?

[Chickenshannanigans]

So I have a flock of 8 week old chickens and Roos (they were all hatched together and raised together and our currently housed together in a seperate coop and run from my adult chickens and single adult rooster.) I’ve noticed that the young roosters are already fighting! Also they are attacking one small chicken of the group. I’m about to literally just open their run and let the roosters go about their way. What would you do? I have no intentions of keeping them and I hate to sound mean but no one wants roosters and I can’t have them beating my chickens up and fighting each other already! The space is limited nowhere near as big as my dominant coop and run. I don’t know what to do. 4 of 14 are male I’m almost positive. Their even shaking their neck feathers and flaring their wings out and then starting each other down and then fighting!!! I’m in a holy mess! I will never incubate eggs again! TIA

 

[FrostRanger]

Yes, it would be inhumane.
If you don't want them either rehome or cull them

 

[Logar]

You need to cull them if you can’t rehome them. Look up the broomstick method. It is quick and easy. Letting them go is pretty much the worst thing you could do.

 

[Chickenshannanigans]

Yes, it would be inhumane.
If you don't want them either rehome or cull them

Thank you. I’m just overwhelmed. I don’t have the heart to cull them, or turn them loose. No one wants them, so I guess it’s time to build a seperate coop and try the whole rooster coop thing. That was a stupid question. Sorry like I said I’m just overwhelmed. And I can’t believe they are fighting already. Is that normal?

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Yes. You can separate them in an area by themselves then give them away on FB or Craigslist.


Yes, our first straight run our roos started fighting at 6-8 weeks old.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Put them on Craigslist or post fliers in the feed stores but do not set them out to die slowly.

 

[Misfits Farm 92]

So I have a flock of 8 week old chickens and Roos (they were all hatched together and raised together and our currently housed together in a seperate coop and run from my adult chickens and single adult rooster.) I’ve noticed that the young roosters are already fighting! Also they are attacking one small chicken of the group. I’m about to literally just open their run and let the roosters go about their way. What would you do? I have no intentions of keeping them and I hate to sound mean but no one wants roosters and I can’t have them beating my chickens up and fighting each other already! The space is limited nowhere near as big as my dominant coop and run. I don’t know what to do. 4 of 14 are male I’m almost positive. Their even shaking their neck feathers and flaring their wings out and then starting each other down and then fighting!!! I’m in a holy mess! I will never incubate eggs again! TIA

It would be inhumane to let them loose then do nothing else with them. If you live out in the country, you can let them loose as free-rangers and still provide food and water. In my opinion, that would be fine to do while you try to find someone to take them.

 

[Chickenshannanigans]

Put them on Craigslist or post fliers in the feed stores but do not set them out to die slowly.

Yes for sure. I’m not going to. I just got overwhelmed and in a sticky situation.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I sold my last 3 cockerels on Craigslist for $5/per and they sold the day I posted them. All 3 to the same person.
(Yes, I knew where they were going.)

 

[Chickenshannanigans]

Yes. You can separate them in an area by themselves then give them away on FB or Craigslist.


Yes, our first straight run our roos started fighting at 6-8 weeks old.

Thank you. Sounds like a good plan.