New to BYC - Richmond VA

[rvathomas]

Hello - I've browsed the site for a while but am now just joining. I became a backyard chicken owner on May 1 w/ 6 baby chicks. I started with 4 Easter Eggers (incorrectly sold as Ameraucnas) and 2 Rhode Island Reds. We unfortunately lost one of the Easter Eggers the first week, so we then added 2 Barred Rocks (Plymouth Rocks) in June.

The flock is doing great. Our next challenge is that one of the Rhode Island Reds has turned out to be a rooster. He just started tentatively crowing. We can't have roosters in our neighborhood / county, so I need to find a new home for him. I live in Richmond, VA.

Any advice on how to re-home?

 

[Fuchsia]

Hello and welcome to BYC!!!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. Do they have a bulletin board for rehoming at your local feed store ?

 

[featherhead007]

Put out a free add on your local Craigs List. That's where I found my rooster "Jaffar"

 

[featherhead007]

Put out a free add on your local Craigs List. That's where I found my rooster "Jaffar"

 

[HappyClucker7]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Here are some helpful links:

• Great go-to resource - Articles
• https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/animals-in-need-of-free-re-homing.16182/
• How to start a new thread
• Find other BYC members nearby using the links in my signature, below (turn your phone to landscape to see them).

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[piminuse]

HI and welcome to the flock!

Sorry about your early loss, but glad to know you've added some wonderful new birds. Roosters can be a bit tricky to re-home, but Craigslist, Nextdoor, Facebook and local feed stores can definitely help out. If you want to charge a small re-homing fee it can dissuade people from picking up a rooster for the soup pot (if you're worried about that).

Best of luck, and have fun!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock!
Pull up a roost & enjoy your time here!

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Welcome to BYC! We’re so glad you joined us here!