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Cindi1972

Cindi1972

In the Brooder
Jun 19, 2015
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Wenham
I'm going to try and make a long story short! 5 months ago we purchased 6 (female chicks) from Tractor Supply. Turns out I ended up with 2 Roosters. One of my females did lose her life to a hawk which means I have 2 Roosters and 3 hens all a little more than 5 months old. I did rescue two more girls which are about 2 months old now. However..... both boys are now actively "doing the deed" with two of the girls... ( all day long ) Poor things! The two Roosters have never fought, but they are starting to peck at each other a little.. . because of the girls.... So... I have found a home for one of my Roosters. Joe. I imagine that things between them will only start to get worse as they age.... He is such a good boy and I love all my furry kids. I understand that being new to this chicken thing and all the research I've done tells me that I can't have two Roosters with only three hens. My boyfriend knows a woman who has a farm. She has about 40 chickens and horses, ect.... she said she would take Joe. Last night my boyfriend said, "I'm going to need a cage to put him in when I bring him." Key word being "I". I told him that I'm not just going to drop my Rooster off at a farm without knowing he will be o.k. From what I heard it is a beautiful place, and they are all free range.... but I don't think you can just dump ( <--- ) for lack of a better word, a Rooster off in a group of chickens and not worry. My concerns are, how will he know where the food is? How will he know where he sleeps? What if they don't accept him? If he has the entire farm, which sounds awesome, how do I know he won't wander off looking for something familiar? As wonderful as this place sounds, aren't you supposed to pay attention to these things? I worry about him. I should. I've raised him since he was a week old. If I didn't have to rehome him I wouldn't. My boyfriend and I only have an acre and I don't have the means to separate my chicks.... I'm so sad. I just wish I knew more about chickens and didn't sound so pathetic, but I just worry. I'm not your average "farmer" .. I'm just a girl who fell in love with her Roosters. :-(
 
It's most likely with 40 others she knows what she's doing especially if she has a farm I would just ask her about what she will be doing with him, mabey if you could visit. But most thing like free rang and where is home are natural instinct, plus he is a roster he will be dominat especially is he is big and young.
 
Thanks. Yes, I'm sure she knows what she is doing. And I'm sure I could visit. :) All I can imagine is him running around at night... looking for me! hahaaa... Just kidding.
 
Welcome to the BYC flock (a couple months late)! We are glad you joined us.

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It is entirely natural to wonder about what will become of Joe. You have obviously taken good care of him and want his new home to do the same. If you are curious about how he will do, ask ahead of time how they plan to integrate him. But regardless, as chickens are flock animals, he will likely want to hang around with the others and do what the rest of the flock is doing in terms of finding the food, shelter, etc. And, being that he is a rooster, he wont have many problems establishing dominance over many of the other chickens.
 
Yes but if he is young and try's to be dominate with other rosters he will likely lose se that one because he is younger and his spers and smaller and he said s smaller, but he will be fine as long as he is not dumb and dosent know when he is on the losing end.
 
I'm sure he will be fine. Animals don't worry like humans do. With 40 other chickens, I assume most of them females, Joe will think he is in heaven. Maybe she will allow you to visit to see that he is settling in well.
 

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