Re- homing roosters

[I dig chicks]

I've got two roosters I'm looking to re-home. I've made a flyer and put in Tractor Supply and made a Craigslist ad as well. I really would like to get rid of these guys soon, but I'm not familiar with other ways to re-home roosters. Any suggestions are welcome. And if anyone is in the Philadelphia area and wants 2 roosters, I'm your guy.......

 

[mommato5chicks]

Hope you have better luck than I did......!he just was out of control mean and crowed all day we ended up having to use him for soup....

I've got two roosters I'm looking to re-home.  I've made a flyer and put in Tractor Supply and made a Craigslist ad as well.  I really would like to get rid of these guys soon, but I'm not familiar with other ways to re-home roosters.  Any suggestions are welcome.  And if anyone is in the Philadelphia area and wants 2 roosters, I'm your guy.......

 

[Folly's place]

Most cockrels are eaten; that's what they are meant to be. I have been able to place handsome, friendly, purebred cockrels sometimes. If there's a livestock auction nearby, that might work for you too. Just don't bring anything else home! Mary

 

[teria]

We ended up butchering one of our roos who was just getting meaner and meaner to the hens. He was only 12 weeks old, so, he didn't really amount to much when it was all said and done. He'll make a good soup stock though.

He fulfilled the measure of his existence.

 

[pdirt]

If you intend to "re-home" as in these roosters will go off and live a happy chicken life elsewhere, patience will be your best friend. You might find someone willing to take them, but it won't be easy. Be persistent, make more flyers, re-post the craiglist ad, etc. But 99% of anyone willing to take your roosters will be making dinner out of them. If they are truly nice roosters, you have a better chance of someone actually taking them to keep living, but most people get rid of the meanest roosters first, so be sure to play up (truthfully) their salient qualities as roosters.

If you're not willing to part with them just so someone else will eat them, why not just eat them yourselves? Roosters are tasty. If they're older than 6 months, just make a slow-cooking soup with them. If they're under six months, crockpotting works well (we cook for 6-8 hours).