Topic of the Week - What do/can you do with unwanted roosters?

[Crazy Chicken Keeper]

I sell/eat them

 

[chooki]

I am not sure I have ever had any 'unwanted' roosters, I like to raise my birds from chicks, so by the time I know they are roosters, I am already sort of emotionally attached to them.

I am grateful that we have a hobby farm now so I can keep my roosters there.

Yes, roosters are more violent than hens, but if you have kept a rooster flock for long enough, you will also know that some roosters can be great pets. They too, display empathy and caring characters.

 

[Evadig]

I keep mine, aggressive or not, until (if) I can rehome them. Otherwise they live out their days with me.

 

[Three Stents]

What do you call a group of roosters?






A code violation. Ba-Dum-Tsh.

your problem

 

[Candyjablonski]

I give them away and keep some. My original rooster is a cochin and he trains them and let's them have some hens. They don't fight each other so I don't worry about it. I have 4 roosters and lot's of hens of various ages. Silkies will lay continously so I just keep the hens and get rid of the roosters. I just want to keep them all

 

[Heidrun]

I am not sure I have ever had any 'unwanted' roosters, I like to raise my birds from chicks, so by the time I know they are roosters, I am already sort of emotionally attached to them.

I am grateful that we have a hobby farm now so I can keep my roosters there.

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Yes, roosters are more violent than hens, but if you have kept a rooster flock for long enough, you will also know that some roosters can be great pets. They too, display empathy and caring characters.

Beautiful looking boys

 

[grenouille]

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On average 50% of all eggs hatched produce male chicks and many of us either cannot or prefer not to keep cockerels in our flocks. Which brings us to the question of this thread's topic: what can/do you do with those unwanted roosters?

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[BDutch]

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