Straight Run! Roos?

[lisabug]

Just venting....

I got 10 straight run chickens in Feb. now we can tell the gender 9 out of 10 are Roosters. It stinks....my husband won't let me save them all (only 2 actually). I was hoping about 50/50 at least.

They are hurting each other and then others (we have younger ones and layers we bought seperately) so I guess all my chicky babies will be dinner

 

[debakadeb]

I would vent also

That really does stink that you only got one pullet out of the bunch.

 

[ChicknThief]

I'm sorry.

Straight run may be cheeper (

) but we usually wind up paying for it in the end.

 

[debakadeb]

Look at it this way..you gave the Roos a longer life than they may have had if you had not gotten them.

 

[silkiechicken]

Sometimes luck isn't on our sides. But, I agree, by ordering straight run, you gave the roosters a chance to live rather than to be euthanized as day olds. Plus, you get to eat them knowing they are not grown up in a commercial farm where often the first and last sun they see is on the way to the butcher.

 

[JackieK318]

At least you're not the guilty party caught feather sexing straight run chicks - I had two sets of buyers who wanted a minute to "discuss" with their spouse about chicks over the weekend - both times I came back and caught both sets feather sexing straight run chicks.

Good luck rehoming your roosters - stewpot or other - at least you're honest and took your straight run chicks with pride.