should i keep cornish hen rooster?

[vodkalady]

we have 14 chickens and i of them is a cornish hen rooster? should we keep him as i do not want fertilized eggs? if we do keep him how can we keep the eggs from getting fertilizsed? we do not want any more baby chicks...thanks for any help

 

[sourland]

You will not have chicks unless you allow the hens to incubate the eggs. There should be no problem with keeping the rooster unless he is a rock/Cornish cross. They are bred for rapid growth and have a rather short life span.

 

[vodkalady]

ok thanks a million...he is quite lag at 9 wks and has huge feet and is all white....how can i know if he is a rock one or not?

 

[vodkalady]

well found that indeed we are raising a rock cornish rooster...how long do they live for and when should we consider him freezer food? he is 9 wks old now