Official BYC Poll: What do you do with your roosters?

[Chickenhappy8708]

This year I ended up with 17 roosters out of 33 chicks. I lost one today who got beat up real bad by a critter. So I'm down to 16 roosters. 14 will go to the butchering process. Via: the Amish. I 'll keep 2 for my 14 hens and hopes to hatch some next year. Their getting big and its 3 weeks to processing time. They will be a heavier bird, maybe 7-8 pounds then. They will be 16 weeks old then.

I wish there were more Amish down here lol.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

i don’t have roosters yet... but eventually i’d like to be able to adopt/rescue and keep many roosters

 

[Flockincrazy]

I accidentally ended up with a rooster with my all female chicks. I thought he was gonna be a good one, but at 20 weeks old he decided to attack me. I'm keeping him anyways! I've built him a small bachelor pen next to the girls & he seems ok with it. I've gotten used to his crow & he's pretty. He may be a jerk, but he's my jerk.

He was testing the water roosters are like toddlers they must test the water to figure out if you are a predator that he needs to protect his girls from or if you are the boss but won't hurt his flock instead of separation witch can lead to really bad behavior i would leave him with your girls he will protect them i have a spray bottle for bad behavior in my flock i have 8roo's in my main coop sometimes they get nasty with each other I just give them a squirt and they back off each other my king of the coop King Rooroo will do his song and dance at my husband but not myself and my kids

 

[Cee]

Extra cockerels are butchered here. They make outstanding soups and stews! Unfortunately extra pullets are as well. I don't mind doing the cockerels so much, as they are usually hitting the PITA stage. It's tough to do pullets but there is little interest in non-hatchery Faverolles around here. Especially the bantams no matter how rare.

What does PITA mean?

 

[aart]

What does PITA mean?

Pain In The Butt....but the other word for butt

 

[HeaterCW42]

I have hatched 7 boys this year and still have 4. I was lucky to find two good homes for the other 3. Right now two boys are just learning to crow and dad seems to be putting up with them rather well so far. I'm sort of hoping to keep a second one around, in case the old man doesn't last. Faverolles roos aren't very easy to find around here. I'll make another post on BYC soon to try one last time to find them homes, then it may be time for me to put my big girl pants on....I won't give them for free on CL, even selling them has been sketchy on occasion. I'm terrified of my sweet boys being used for cockfighting, which is apparently still alive and well.

 

[AlleysChicks]

If you ever need to get rid of any more let me know i have a batchler coop for rescueing it will hold 50roos i currently have 9roo residents so plenty of room i will come to you only in Ohio

Most do not do well with other boys or are too aggressive with people. Aggressive roos are culled as they can become dangerous to not only people but other animals.

 

[Cheeki]

Ours get butchered. I don’t have the time or desire to wheel and deal with people to try and sell or rehome them.

 

[Beachcomber]

He was testing the water roosters are like toddlers they must test the water to figure out if you are a predator that he needs to protect his girls from or if you are the boss but won't hurt his flock instead of separation witch can lead to really bad behavior i would leave him with your girls he will protect them i have a spray bottle for bad behavior in my flock i have 8roo's in my main coop sometimes they get nasty with each other I just give them a squirt and they back off each other my king of the coop King Rooroo will do his song and dance at my husband but not myself and my kids

If that was a test, I'd hate to see what he's like when he's serious?! I tried to stand my ground, but he kept coming at me & I have scratches on my leg! Thankfully he doesn't have spurs yet! I had to throw a bowl of grit at him & knock him into the water trough! Later that day, he tried again & I sprayed him in the face with a water hose & he backed off. He was starting to be a bully with the girls too & several had scabs on their combs where he'd bitten them. I wanted to keep him with his flock since they were all raised as chicks together, but it was too stressful dealing with his unpredictable aggressive behavior. He's in a separate pen now and can see & talk to the girls. Truthfully they seem happier & more relaxed without him.

 

[Flockincrazy]

Most do not do well with other boys or are too aggressive with people. Aggressive roos are culled as they can become dangerous to not only people but other animals.

My 9 boys are all rescues came from different places and as I have introduced them big bird the biggest silkie walks over stands tall and nothing i have not seen on fight idk if its the way i introduced them or what and i have 8roos in my main coop and they have gotten into a couple pissing matches but there's girls involved i have more trouble out of my drakes arguing than my roos