What if I were to PAY you to adopt my rooster?

[mrbstephens]

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I'd really rather not ship him in a box for many reasons. The stress it would put on him and not to mention even though you do sound like a nice person, I don't know you and couldn't possibly know for sure what would happen to him if I shipped him to another state. I'm sure you understand.

 

[mrbstephens]

FYI, I am looking to move to a farm and if I happen to do so before he's adopted then he's coming with me.

 

[blackcat0229]

ABOUT SHIPPING

Hey guys, I've gotten 28 adult hens/roosters shipped from just about everywher in the US. They ship overnight US Post Office (usually) in a special ventilated shipping box. The box usually costs about $10, the shipping usually runs about $50-60. I get 2 per pox. My neighbor also buys adult geese and ducks & ships/sells.

Leave a number so the Post Office will call you when your bird arrives. They don't usually deliver birds to your door - although FedEx will. My birds arrive in "fowl" temper and flustered, but in good health. Most people include orange or apple slices for food/moisture during shipment.

Longest shipment so far - California to Maryland. Usual shipment - Florida to Ohio. All survivors - full size & bantams.

Need Ideas? check some of the bids on eggbid.com - shipping & boxing is listed on most adult bird sales.

Good luck!
Blackcat0229

 

[Wanda]

Around here, there are animal shelters/humane societies that will take them. Some of them get adopted out and I'm sure some are humanely euthanized. That being said, I have a mille fleur bantam cochin roo that I bought because I wanted the pullet that came with him. The pullet recently suddenly died and I tried to find a home for the roo with no luck. I would just as soon keep him then turn him in and think he was euthanized.

 

[La_TomboyGirl]

I think it would be perfectly safe to ship the rooster. It's done all the time, even with very expensive SQ adult birds. If you limit your options to the local area, his chances of becoming dinner shoot up drastically. I doubt someone will go in halves & pay $30 for 1 tough chicken dinner....I say "Go for it! This is his chance!" I had a rooster myself that I posted everywhere & I still have him 2 years later....Shoot, if 2 can fit in the box, add one of the younger ones to the box as well, & send them on their merry way...off the subject, but, hey St. Charles, what kind of roo is that? Is he a Silkie cross? He's cute. Good luck to all of you!

 

[silkydragon]

getting payed to eat chicken noodle soup? im in j/k but the housing questions may be ppl who have hens and think that roosters need special housing from seeing picks of onagadories and hearing about longtailed breeds needing special accomodations

 

[AdanMtz]

I understand if you don't want to ship him in a box. Hopefully you will move into the farm and you can take him with you. If it ever came down to where u really really need to get rid of him, the option to send him down here is open.

 

[patandchickens]

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Well then she's, pardon my french, an IDIOT.

The cause of all those homeless roosters is that chickens produce chicks at approximately a 50/50 sex ratio, you can't keep as many roos together as you can hens, roos are on average more behaviorally-unpleasant to people than hens, and yet it seems like a majority of people who want to keep backyard chickens don't want to *eat* their roos.

That makes it totally inevitable. For every hen you own, one rooster was ALSO born and is realistically not very likely to be able to live out a full lifespan. End of subject, full stop, like it or not. If a person doesn't like it, they should be a vegan; otherwise, that's just the cost of having hens, no matter WHERE one gets chicks from and no matter whether one gets them straight-run or sexed.

(This is a rant about that woman, mind you, not about YOU

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Good luck figuring out what to do with your roo,

Pat, whose current 'roo I can't find another home for and he is too obnoxious to stay here' really needs to go into the freezer Sometime Real Soon but I don't seem to have actually done it yet

 

[LittleMamaBigPapa]

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Didn't you say you put an ad on Craigslist? But you want to "know" the person? Unless you follow them home, you wont know for sure what will happen to him....Patandchickens made several good comments above....the fact is, very few people want a rooster for the pure joy of having a rooster because of the reasons Pat stated. It is obvious you are very torn about having to find a home because you really don't want to. I sure hope for your peace of mind that you are able to move to some farm land.


Best of luck to you

 

[Wanda]

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Didn't you say you put an ad on Craigslist? But you want to "know" the person? Unless you follow them home, you wont know for sure what will happen to him....Patandchickens made several good comments above....the fact is, very few people want a rooster for the pure joy of having a rooster because of the reasons Pat stated. It is obvious you are very torn about having to find a home because you really don't want to. I sure hope for your peace of mind that you are able to move to some farm land.

I think in this case "know" means being able to check the person out to make sure they are legit as in seeing where the rooster is actually going to be living.