Weeg
Enabler
I just got a new rooster. My old rooster Sam is super old, probably 7-9, our neighbors had a rooster that needed a home, so we decided to take him. We want to get cull our old hens in the spring, and get young ones again, so we were planning on culling Sam, and keeping his new young guy. Well, the men in the family decided they like him, and he was our pet, so they dont want to cull Sam.
So, I got to thinking. We have an extra pen within seeing range of the hens, it is kind of our sacrifice pen for injured hens, we could make a small run outside the coop, put the new rooster in the sacrifice pen at night for safety, and put him in the outside run during the day. Then, maybe we could alternate roosters. Put Sam in the extra pen/outside run for a week or a few days, and then trade and put the new roosters in the extra pen/outdoor run. Do you think this would work? I really do like Sam, he is really nice, doesn't attack us, and overall a good boy. Tell me your thoughts, hope it works!
So, I got to thinking. We have an extra pen within seeing range of the hens, it is kind of our sacrifice pen for injured hens, we could make a small run outside the coop, put the new rooster in the sacrifice pen at night for safety, and put him in the outside run during the day. Then, maybe we could alternate roosters. Put Sam in the extra pen/outside run for a week or a few days, and then trade and put the new roosters in the extra pen/outdoor run. Do you think this would work? I really do like Sam, he is really nice, doesn't attack us, and overall a good boy. Tell me your thoughts, hope it works!