Rooster help

[Amina]

People eat quail after all, so I think it's worth the work to butcher him. You'll get a little bit of meat and more importantly, the drama will be over. You probably will want to skin him though, rather than bothering to pluck.

 

[mortie]

Depends how old he is. I had some LF birds that were 10 weeks old that were just barely worth processing. They didn't have much meat on them because of their age and also because they weren't really dual purpose. If he's scrawny, it won't be worth the effort, especially for someone who isn't set up to process. To set all that up and spend the time researching how to do it just won't be worthwhile.

 

[Amina]

She said he's 18 1/2 weeks. He should be pretty good size by now (for a bantam).

 

[ShockValue]

I ended up with a roo by accident too. Luckily I'm in a good position where I don't HAVE to give him away. However, if he ever shows aggression, or excessive crowing, or is mean to my girls.

Buh-Bye.


Yours? I would set up a vacation to chicken heaven for him.

 

[CrazyChickGirl]

We found him a new home! I'm so happy. I didn't realize how much stress he was causing me till he was gone for 24 hours. Phew!

 

[mortie]

 

[Amina]

I'm glad you found him a home!

 

[KBgirls]

I just got a silky rooster and he is the sweetest thing ever and cute very tiny he loves to crown but it's not very loud so were thinking of keeping him only problem that I'm having is that I have eight full-grown chickens that do not like him they have packed him so bad to the point where he is bleeding I'm not sure as to how to make them all get along?I didn't have a problem introducing my little Rhode Island Reds to my flock they did the pecking order but not to this extent any ideas on how to make them like him?

 

[silkymom]

got to sat it took a month for my older hens to let the new young roo out of the coop, i hade to make him tv dinners every night, heheh, soon as the testosterone kicked in , he was in charge, one day he was beaten next he was king, just put the rooo in the coop at night so he wakes up with them then help him till they realize hes a boy, good luck