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Some people I know that do sexlink use the male's as snake food. Not the best, but I don't think they're very cruel.I try not to be judgemental, I really do. But this is the first I've heard of dispatching them as chicks.. I don't even know how you could bring yourself to do that. To each their own I suppose, I guess it makes sense, going through way less feed for a rooster you're just going to butcher.
I've asked like 6 hatcheries this year (I love getting peanut males but just like to know whether or not I should expect them) and they all said they do everything possible NOT to send anyI agree with @Folly's place, but when you order hatchery chicks especially in the colder months they often put some male chicks in as packing peanuts for the warmth. I don't know if they do it now like they have in the past.
and they all said they do everything possible NOT to send any
I see what your getting at there, and I didn’t find what you were saying to be judgmental at allThe rule of thumb around here is that we only hatch if we have room for roosters( so clearly we don’t hatch as much as we’d like to lol) Our roosters are all gentleman so we haven’t had to dispatch or sell any older males, but our birds are from show quality stock, so if we were to sell any they’d be getting sold at a Show. I think we could butcher if we had to, but the bird would have to be extremely miserable and aggressive and a super last ditch option. in which case we wouldn’t be too attached to him anyway, and it would be taken care of as humanly as possible.I try not to be judgemental, I really do. But this is the first I've heard of dispatching them as chicks.. I don't even know how you could bring yourself to do that. To each their own I suppose, I guess it makes sense, going through way less feed for a rooster you're just going to butcher.