Rehoming: Chicago (south west suburbs) Silkie Roosters need a new home.

[Bumblebobbi]

Hello!
I bought 5 Silkie chicks last spring and wouldn’t you know that 4/5 are boys.

My one little lady is getting her feathers pecked out and the boys are starting to brawl.

They were all hatched April 11. The pictures are a few weeks old…they all have big wattles now, and are quite clearly little gentlemen. I have two light gray and two black roosters.

If anyone is in need of roosters in the area or know of a farm that would take them I would be willing to bring my boys there.

 

[Tookie]

Sorry you got so many cockerels.
Try and post in your state thread.->
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/illinois.37/
Good luck!

 

[Bumblebobbi]

Sorry you got so many cockerels.
Try and post in your state thread.->
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/illinois.37/
Good luck!

Thank you!!

Honestly, I’m so torn! I love my boys. I wish I was allowed to have more chickens and I’d just buy more pullets.

 

[Tookie]

Thank you!!

Honestly, I’m so torn! I love my boys. I wish I was allowed to have more chickens and I’d just buy more pullets.

Your welcome!
I know how you feel, I have two cockerels and they were supposed to be pullets, I'm probably going to have to cull them.
Your not comfortable culling them right?

 

[Bumblebobbi]

Your welcome!
I know how you feel, I have two cockerels and they were supposed to be pullets, I'm probably going to have to cull them.
Your not comfortable culling them right?

No… I considered that but we just spoiled them too much and got too close to them, as they were our first chickens… (have had lots of ducks but they were all females so we didn’t need to worry about culling). My boyfriend and the children were horrified when I even brought it up as an option.

 

[Bumblebobbi]

Hello!
I bought 5 Silkie chicks last spring and wouldn’t you know that 4/5 are boys.

My one little lady is getting her feathers pecked out and the boys are starting to brawl.

They were all hatched April 11. The pictures are a few weeks old…they all have big wattles now, and are quite clearly little gentlemen. I have two light gray and two black roosters.

If anyone is in need of roosters in the area or know of a farm that would take them I would be willing to bring my boys there.

Updated photos of my two spoiled boys.

 

[Tookie]

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Updated photos of my two spoiled boys.

They're so pretty!