With six boys, and six girls in the one coop, I have been trying to get rid of four boys. I only wanted to keep Red and Jack. Poor Jack. He had the biggest and reddest comb and wattles, and he was the only one that I never saw crow after his first (and he was the first to crow) time. Then two more caught up to him. Now I cannot tell who is who. My brother-in-law is coming this weekend to do the deed. Looks like Red is the only one staying.
Please wish me luck. I really have mixed feelings about this. I need to get through it, and get used to it. Roosters are going to happen again, and if I cannot adopt them out, I will have to process again. That is the downside. The upside being fresh meat. Will I like the meat? Assuming I get over eating my own chicken, I would hate to not like the taste! Is it like growing your own vegetables, the taste is better, or like game, the taste is stronger?