He's 26 weeks I'm not comfortable with that. They are pets only way I could see putting one down is if it was sick and suffering. He is gorgeous and I would hope he could find a good home for breeding purposes if not just because he's a sweet heart. It makes me sick to my stomach to think about rehoming him.
I'm the same way. My birds are pets I cried for days non stop when I had to rehome some roosters because I got 7/8 roosters with my original batch of chicks. Luckily they were pure breed ameraucanas so I could find them breeding homes. I wish you the best of luck on your search! Unfortunatly it is a hard place to be in. Also unless you realy know a person it's hard to know whether or not they will get eaten.
in my neck of the woods...if you “re-home“ a free chicken, rabbit, goat, etc...it’s probably not going to be a pet.
just make sure you find a home that wants a pet rooster and not a meat bird. I would gladly accept another pet rooster.
Since he’s still young, he may grow out of it. However, you still need a backup plan if that doesn’t work out.
