Venting about Roosters

[Chick Wrangler]

I agree. Don’t buy straight run, get breeds that are difficult to sex until maturity and don’t hatch eggs if you can’t have roosters. Frankly I don’t understand why people can have hens but not roosters, my hens make way more noise during the day than my 3 roosters.

Cause the roosters start up around 4:00AM?

 

[Palerydr]

Whew Thanks !..lol.. I figured I was going to get tarred n feathered for this one ... But yes, Capons really are all about the meat and the quality of the meat, which ya just won't get in any other chicken. Oh man, it's been about 25 years since the Capon caper as the boys still refer to it. It was quite a family experience that day that, thanks to our research, turned out 100% times better than someone would think. No, There were no other Capons in the show. In fact all the projects were unique. There were a couple that were nearly the same but all the kids did good and to be truthful, they were young and they all got ribbons. But the judge did kind of make it special when he made a point to come over to me and my son, in the crowd afterwords, and mention what a nice looking flock it was. It made my son beam..lol.. and maybe pops just a wee bit too ... the judge mentioned that when he was in college his class (I have no idea how big it was) would make 1000 Capons in one day ! I imagine you'd get pretty fast at it after that many cause there really isn't that much to it. Yes, the great state of Pennsylvania here. Born n raised Appalachian

 

[aart]

Whew Thanks !..lol.. I figured I was going to get tarred n feathered for this one

You're Welcome.
Oh, there will probably be feathers flying, just ignore them.

 

[TexasLisa]

Whew Thanks !..lol.. I figured I was going to get tarred n feathered for this one ... But yes, Capons really are all about the meat and the quality of the meat, which ya just won't get in any other chicken. Oh man, it's been about 25 years since the Capon caper as the boys still refer to it. It was quite a family experience that day that, thanks to our research, turned out 100% times better than someone would think. No, There were no other Capons in the show. In fact all the projects were unique. There were a couple that were nearly the same but all the kids did good and to be truthful, they were young and they all got ribbons. But the judge did kind of make it special when he made a point to come over to me and my son, in the crowd afterwords, and mention what a nice looking flock it was. It made my son beam..lol.. and maybe pops just a wee bit too ... the judge mentioned that when he was in college his class (I have no idea how big it was) would make 1000 Capons in one day ! I imagine you'd get pretty fast at it after that many cause there really isn't that much to it. Yes, the great state of Pennsylvania here. Born n raised Appalachian

Thank you for the cool story re your boys and the Capons. I agree with 'AART'. Ignore the naysayers. You are a great mom to do 4H with your children. What memories you gave them.

 

[leighks]

I love the sound of this guy crowing, and I appreciate all he does for his girls!!! He’s my first rooster and it’s been a learning curve, but I wouldn’t change his rooster ways.

 

[FortCluck]

Cause the roosters start up around 4:00AM?

Mine start up at 3 am

 

[FortCluck]

That should read meat not near. Bantams not bandanas. Rooster bantam not barman. Crowing not growing. Being not bring. Sorry -predictive txt!

Dang phone

 

[Skippersnh]

mine start at 3 am also i dont get it

 

[FortCluck]

mine start at 3 am also i dont get it

Payback for neighborhood dogs barking

 

[Grllcluck]

We ended up with one "accidental" rooster in our first flock; kept him because our eventual goal, once we made most of our beginner mistakes, is to let nature take it's course and harvest clutches raised by any broodies. (Our original, hand-raised flock have names and are "grandfathered in". All new chicks are named "PotPie". We managed to successfully harvest our first batch of 12 this summer)
My first expansion, a wish list of 9 "fancy" chicks was ordered on line from a large hatchery. I paid the extra $ for all hens. I ended up with 2 roos. So far one of the new roos, a partridge Cochin, doesn't care a fig for chasing girls. And while our 3rd accidental roo acts like an out-of-control rapist, the hens either run/stay away from him or turn around and school him while calling other hens over to help with the chastising. A year older, our Alpha roo, luckily, has shown great forbearance with Mr. Rapey. But if things go south; roosters fighting, hens snatched bald, RapeyRoo will be re-homed. He's a Black Jersey Giant and I love him, so stew pot is not an option for me. Best laid plans and all that.