Hi All,
I'm new to chicken ownership (just over 1.5 years). We have some extra roosters on our hands that we are trying to sell. We had a hen raise a clutch and we also ordered some from a hatchery. The hatchery had a bad hatch of the breed we had requested and they sent filler chicks to keep them happy in transit. Unfortunately the filler chicks were roosters (unusual breeds too). I'm selling them on craigslist but I'm a little concerned and had some questions about it. Someone wants to buy 4 roosters that are almost 20weeks for $10 each. Two of them are extremely small breeds; one is a Lakenvelder and one is an Egyptian Fayoumi. The other two are not especially large: one is an Orpington but is obviously not full-grown and the other is an Ameraucana (so again, not large).
My question is: would it really be worth it to buy a tiny chicken for $10 and eat it? Would it be worth it to buy them for cockfighting? Obviously I don't want them to be used for cock-fighting. I'm open-minded to them being eaten.... we were considering that if we couldn't sell them... but I can't make that make sense for someone to buy them for $10 and eat them when most are very small due to breed and age. Thoughts? Should I be selling them for more money if I don't want them to be used for food or cock-fighting?
I'm new to chicken ownership (just over 1.5 years). We have some extra roosters on our hands that we are trying to sell. We had a hen raise a clutch and we also ordered some from a hatchery. The hatchery had a bad hatch of the breed we had requested and they sent filler chicks to keep them happy in transit. Unfortunately the filler chicks were roosters (unusual breeds too). I'm selling them on craigslist but I'm a little concerned and had some questions about it. Someone wants to buy 4 roosters that are almost 20weeks for $10 each. Two of them are extremely small breeds; one is a Lakenvelder and one is an Egyptian Fayoumi. The other two are not especially large: one is an Orpington but is obviously not full-grown and the other is an Ameraucana (so again, not large).
My question is: would it really be worth it to buy a tiny chicken for $10 and eat it? Would it be worth it to buy them for cockfighting? Obviously I don't want them to be used for cock-fighting. I'm open-minded to them being eaten.... we were considering that if we couldn't sell them... but I can't make that make sense for someone to buy them for $10 and eat them when most are very small due to breed and age. Thoughts? Should I be selling them for more money if I don't want them to be used for food or cock-fighting?