Let that Rooster Crow 🐓

[Flockincrazy]

love love roos !!! I currently have 5 they are 6 years old along with the hens that they came with. Am getting 2 new babies along with a new group of hen babies to refresh my flock.

Its my LGD that keeps my Roos getting along he doesn't like fighting. So when the roos start fighting he breaks them up, picks out the aggressor, crowding them, getting between them, using his huge paw to swat at one, and then using his nose up the aggressor roos butt to escort him out of the area. The aggressor roo gets tired of the intervention... and moves on.

My beagles gather my flock up for King Rooroo at night its really cute

 

[gointothebirdsfarm]

Just one...Sebastian. Pretty in everything but attitude toward one of the girls and me.

 

[chickinlittles]

What are all those different colored fences, I love them? Look like pallets.

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[chickinlittles]

I love his sound but had to quiet my Roo with a no crow collar as we are not technically supposed to have roosters in our community. More importantly I don’t want him waking up out nice neighbors. I’m torn by having to use the collar. He seems fine with it but at the same time he struggles to crow and it’s kinda sad to me,
He’s an accidental Roo I got at 2 day old and had been my buddy for nearly 6 months. As he has grown I made sure to have him sit next to me for our cuddling time as I read if you put them in your lap they can take that as being dominant over you. All was well until a few days ago when he attacked me as I went into their yard to give them some scratch. He tore my leg a bit but I won the battle and things were ok for a day or so and today he did it again. I think He’s trying to for head Roo position. That’s mine so he’s out of luck. I won again today and he’s been back to normal for the day but this is not the relationship I want. I found a fellow farmer in the area who takes roosters for natural bug control. He’s going to go tomorrow morning. I’ll be sad to see him go , I’ve loved our time together but he’ll be happier without his collar and will be with other Roos who can teach him some manners
His girls may miss him some but will get along just fine with out him as they don’t really need protection, I’m writing this again( sorry if you’ve read it before) because the posts on this thread mention how Sweet their guy is at a few months old. I can tell you it kinda hurts to have em turn on you and not just the cuts and bruises they inflict physically, it hurts the heart too. I’ll be happy to have him report for duty on his new big patrol unit tomorrow and will wish him a happy new life. I will enjoy less stress in the coop and Bawk yard with the ladies.

Dali Update,
Today Dali went to his new home. I was very relieved when I met my new fellow farmer friend. He is happy to have Dali join his bug patrol unit. He didn't know about the breed and is interested in breeding Salvador and maybe I'll get some pullets from him someday. I think Dali is going to be much happier there not having to wear a collar and can crow to his hearts content. I know in my heart that this is the best thing for us all. FYI for those of you in the San Diego area who find yourselves with an accidental Roo or just one that doesn't fit your situation I highly recommend this guy. I found him from a post on this site that said they had heard of a guy on craigslist who rehomes roosters but that they didn't know anything about him. I went to craigslist and found him by searching for rooster rescue in san diego . I can vouch for him after my experience with him today. My experience has been great! Here is his posting https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/grd/7156270134.html

 

[Willow2253]

I’ve got to say love listening to my banty rooster. He doesn’t crow a ton, and he makes the cutest little noises all the time. He’s so sweet and likes to hang out with us when we’re outside.

 

[CrazyTownChick]

Their beauty is tempting -- and it's a legitimate reason to keep a rooster -- but if your goals and your situation don't mesh with a rooster then you shouldn't give in. Especially if it would break your heart to eat him or rehome him to someone who will eat him should he turn out aggressive or badly-behaved toward his hens.

Well said. Will keep that in mind as we wait to learn about our flock of 13 - 5 1/2 week old chicks. We " think" all pullets but time will tell. thanks for the insight!

 

[HomesteadDeb]

Thelma, half of my "Thelma and Louise" duo of PBBs from Hoovers. He's gorgeous but a royal ass to both me and my hens which is why he is currently in chicken jail. Hoping the girls' feathers start growing back now that he's out of the coop!

 

[FortCluck]

Thelma, half of my "Thelma and Louise" duo of PBBs from Hoovers. He's gorgeous but a royal ass to both me and my hens which is why he is currently in chicken jail. Hoping the girls' feathers start growing back now that he's out of the coop!View attachment 2273004View attachment 2273004View attachment 2273005

Bad boy he needs a time out

 

[FortCluck]

Well said. Will keep that in mind as we wait to learn about our flock of 13 - 5 1/2 week old chicks. We " think" all pullets but time will tell. thanks for the insight!

What will you do with males? Keep them, rehome them, or use for meat?

 

[feather13]

We live in a city that doesn't allow roosters, although some of our neighbors have them and I love listening to them crow all day. We've had three: a giant Delaware and his buddy, a Silkie. When I realized they were boys, I asked my immediate neighbors if they were ok with roosters and they all said yes, but they crowed all day and were really loud. So I gave them to someone from Craigslist who wanted to start breeding Delawares and was willing to take the Silkie.

Our other rooster was a small black Frizzle we called Justin Bieber (because his comb was yellow like he had used Sun In and it fell over his eye). He was aggressive to people (mostly throwing himself against our legs). We probably would have kept him because he was so cute and ornery, but he contracted Mareks and had to be euthanized.

We currently have 12 chicks and are waiting to see if any are roosters and will figure out whether or not to keep them depending on temperament.