Rooster and Hen (13 weeks)- Inseperable and so gentle! What to do?

[kara_aus]

So I have two gorgeous Australorps which I hatched. They were raised together just the two of them until they were 4/5 weeks old when they joined 2 older hens. Now one is a rooster and it's set to move in with a family friend on property as a pet without other chooks. However, they are still the best of friends and so tame and lovely. They actively will seek out cuddles and jump on your lap together. If one comes, the other will always follow. They sleep next to each other and roam around the garden together. They are sweet hearts.

My question is, would it be cruel to remove the rooster only? Would it be possible to rehome just the 2 of them? I read everywhere that this can make life hard on female. But these guys have already broken so many of the normal rules and this rooster is so tame. Can this work?

Thank you!!!

 

[angela hernandez]

are you sure they're not both hens? they both have pullet faces to me

 

[kara_aus]

The black one is crowing haha. Rooster

 

[MarkJr]

I don’t see rooster on either of those.

 

[angela hernandez]

awh, that's a shame if they're as close as you say, i personally wouldn't want to separate them, i feel like it'd take a toll on the other

 

[MarkJr]

I’d rehome both if possible.
Eggs are perfectly fine to eat by the way.

 

[The Happster]

One has male saddles.

It's a cockerel.

A 1:1 ratio will not be fun for the pullet. You can see how it goes.

There is no reason why the eggs cannot be eaten.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I see two cockerels.

Agreed with other posters about the eggs, why wouldn’t you eat them?

 

[kara_aus]

One has male saddles.

It's a cockerel.

A 1:1 ratio will not be fun for the pullet. You can see how it goes.

There is no reason why the eggs cannot be eaten.

Yeah, it's doing teenage crowing too (which sound more like something is dieing at the moment haha). My sister is doing the relocating luckily... I don't think I'd have the heart to seperate them