Let that Rooster Crow 🐓

[Brooks_]

Makes me sad that people find it easy yo take a life

Necessity does not equal easy.

 

[Granitestater]

I don't understand why it is so difficult to think of a rooster going into a stew pot yet most of us think nothing of eating bacon, hamburger, chicken fried steak, barbecued beef, hot dogs, etc. If a rooster's life is sacred, then all life should be. If you can't do the deed yourself, hire it done. I do, but only because I know I can't do it properly and won't torture the poor beast.

To me hiring someone to kill an animal is equal to doing it yourself in the cruelty/lack of compassion/all lives matter area. So that has nevef been a solution to the dilema. I think we feel we have no c ontrol in affecting the food industry; it is so powerful; but we do in our chicken community. Make a bit of sense?

 

[Granitestater]

Necessitated does not equal easy.

Granted but its not always necessary. Other solutions probably exist.

 

[Brooks_]

Other solutions probably exist.

In which case, it's sought after and used. I think.

 

[Mya05]

Granted but its not always necessary. Other solutions probably exist.

Sometimes there are other solutions, however, not everyone can keep, or wants a rooster. Also, when it comes it Cornish crosses, a meat bird, slaughter is actually a mercy.

 

[Brooks_]

Sometimes there are other solutions, however, not everyone can keep, or wants a rooster. Also, when it comes it Cornish crosses, a meat bird, slaughter is actually a mercy.

And was the intent to begin with.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

To me hiring someone to kill an animal is equal to doing it yourself in the cruelty/lack of compassion/all lives matter area. So that has nevef been a solution to the dilema. I think we feel we have no c ontrol in affecting the food industry; it is so powerful; but we do in our chicken community. Make a bit of sense?

I don't subscribe to the "cruelty/ lack of compassion/ all lives matter" philosophy, if by that you mean nobody should eat any animal flesh, ever, or that no animals should be killed for consumption. I have no problem eating meat (clean meats, that is, see Lev. 11, Deut. 14), but I do believe animals should be treated humanely both in life and in death. Unfortunately I can't control all of that. I agree with you that I can control it in my chickens, so I do. My Mennonite lady assures me she dispatches my chickens quickly and humanely. I repeat, I am old, feeble and inexperienced and cannot do it quickly or humanely. That's why I pay her to do it for me. I still assume full responsibility. But to me there is neither guilt nor shame involved, as God granted permission to both kill and eat.

 

[Brooks_]

My Mennonite lady assures me she dispatches my chickens quickly and humanely.

I am certain that she does.

 

[Flockincrazy]

God Bless You for giving these boy chickens a safe and kind home for all their life! That is what i want to do but im only on an acre and am 70. Have 9 boys and 8 girls and keep them semi separate. Very labor intensive but believe everyones happy. How big is your place? What kind of dogs/how to train to like chivkens?

I'm on a 1/4 acre I currently have 25 roosters in my batchler coop and 8 in my main coop I'm also 41 it is alot to care for with both coops I don't recommend it for everyone and my dogs are beagles the get along with all of my birds I have ducks too the dogs have never seamed to care about them

 

[Brooks_]

I'm on a 1/4 acre I currently have 25 roosters in my batchler coop and 8 in my main coop I'm also 41 it is alot to care for with both coops I don't recommend it for everyone and my dogs are beagles the get along with all of my birds I have ducks too the dogs have never seamed to care about them

All that on a 1/4 acre? Are these all intended for meat?