Rescue Chickens

[bcowen]

My family wound up with chicks this spring for the first time (via rescue). They're starting to mature a bit and look more like chickens. 3 Chickens, 2 wound up being Leghorns and a Brahma. 1 Leghorn (avatar) is definitely a Rooster but no idea on the Brahma.. Attaching a photo for hopes of getting him/her ID'd here.

We're vegan, so not wanting to get rid of either since we don't want them to end up as dinner, so assuming I'll build another tractor or coop somewhere else on my property away from the others if he turns out to be male.

Here they are:




Not the best photos for identification. If need be, I'll grab some better ones tomorrow after work...

 

[TrufflesTheChic]

The rooster in the first picture is SO cute!

 

[bcowen]

 

[popsicle]

Is there one Light Brahma or two? The one in the last photo looks like a cockerel/rooster.

What do vegans do with chickens (or at least the eggs)?

 

[bcowen]

Just the one brahma, photos taken at various ages. No idea what vegans do with chickens really, they weren't an intentional pet (rescues). Tried the indoor thing with diapers for several weeks, but currently living in an apartment while I make housing changes on my property and the leghorn rooster was starting to get loud so they moved outdoors.

With 2 of 3 chickens being roosters, I'm guessing that I'm buying more hens and building separate coops soon. The eggs I really have no idea about and will likely go to in-laws who have no qualms about their diet. Not my ideal choice, but I only own a few acres and can't get overrun by chickens by just letting them be; and not at all interested in moving live chickens to places they'll eventually be slaughtered...

I let my chickens range most of the day and coop them at night. I don't like the idea of isolating them, so no idea what other realistic options there are...

 

[BlueCamas]

Honestly, they both look like cockerels to me.

 

[philbfarm]

Not an expert...but look like roos. With a little effort, no-kill homes can always be found. You can list here at BYC. I recently rehomed three roosters. Was able to find a petting zoo and ultimately a very nice farmer who took them. (They will live out their lives free-ranging on a large property and live in his barn.)

 

[bcowen]

Bonus coverage! Here they are, maybe 2 or 3 days after taking them in. They were part of the craziness of dyed Easter chickens that people second thought after the purchase (when they realized they weren't bringing home something like a hamster or such). Eggo (blue), would turn into the leghorn rooster. Percy (green, and yes my 4 y.o. is a Thomas the train fan - green engine = percy) is the little hunch backed leghorn hen, and Giselda (pink, no idea how my wife came up with that name) turned into that giant of a brahma rooster (I didn't know chickens got that big btw, ever only being around leghorns, rhode islands, etc)

 

[dl9976]

As long as they are raised together you shouldnt have any problem keeping them together...I have 3 roos in the same coop/run. They were rasied together and get along just fine.

 

[bcowen]

Should I still add a couple of hens seeing as 2/3 of my current population is male? I hope they continue to get along well, right now @ ~3 months or so they'e attached at the hip in and out of the coop.