What if you get a roo?

[MissChick@dee]

Different places have different rules. Know anyone who lives out of city limits that would let you process a bird there? Or a butcher shop that would do it for you?

I don’t believe that a butcher shop could do it due to health department requirements. Geez do butcher shops still exist?
My father butcherd in his store but that was 60 years ago. And the carcasses came dressed out.
I have a friend who helps me because mine are pets and I’m too attached. He’ll eat them and he’s excellent at what he does. So ask around

 

[AnimalGeek23]

I don’t believe that a butcher shop could do it due to health department requirements. Geez do butcher shops still exist?
My father butcherd in his store but that was 60 years ago. And the carcasses came dressed out.
I have a friend who helps me because mine are pets and I’m too attached. He’ll eat them and he’s excellent at what he does. So ask around

Ok.. if I get a roo..

 

[HeiHeisMom]

My father in law would take what roos we couldn't keep.
Have a two month old RIR roo that is pushing his weight around and has started biting humans. He drew blood on me twice this week.
One bite to my wrist and one to my leg.
My fault for wearing capris into the coop...
But he's undergoing "sensitivity training" right now.
Doesn't like it much, but he hasn't bitten since we started teaching him who runs the coop...he may protect and oversee the coop, but my daughters and I run the place.

 

[jdlx4]

that has happened to me several times over the last few years, so I let them grow until they start feeling their oats and want to pass their genes on and announce to the world how proud they are. They make a very good gumbo.

 

[Smr]

I don't live in town and keep a roo. The excess ones I've had have either been given away or put in the crockpot. The keep him even though they are not allowed in town thing might seem tempting, but (and I'm sure this will hurt some people's feelings) absolutely not. Not because I've never broke a rule or I'm by any means perfect, but the cities that allow people to have backyard flocks can just as easily pass ordinances to ban the housing of livestock (to include chickens) based on multiple complaints of people failing to follow the set guidelines. I think it's great that so many places allow people to have X number of hens in town. While I enjoy hearing my rooster, I also understand why most cities specify that you can't have them. They have to try and keep the majority happy. If you live somewhere that restricts roosters your best bet for you and any other chicken lover who also lives in your area is to just follow the rules. I can't say I wouldn't sneak in an extra hen or two , but a roo is going to be hard to hide.

I agree with you! Follow the rules in your area. It's always a few law breakers that spoil a good thing for everyone else. I give extra roos away or I take they to auction.

 

[aart]

I don’t believe that a butcher shop could do it due to health department requirements....My father butchered in his store but that was 60 years ago. And the carcasses came dressed out.

Right.....Butchering is different than slaughtering.
Slaughtering is killing, eviscerating, and cleaning(feathers skin etc) the animal.
Butchering is cutting up the cleaned carcass.

 

[Legion]

I have a few pullets and two young roosters in town. About nine weeks old actually. Fortunately I have a makeshift coop and some land to send the roos(and pullets) to. Question: How long before they start crowing?

 

[sassysarah]

I live on 10 acres, so I don't have a limit to how many roosters I get. We have 1 rooster right now.

 

[Mosey2003]

I don’t believe that a butcher shop could do it due to health department requirements. Geez do butcher shops still exist?
My father butcherd in his store but that was 60 years ago. And the carcasses came dressed out.
I have a friend who helps me because mine are pets and I’m too attached. He’ll eat them and he’s excellent at what he does. So ask around

Butcher shops still exist. We have a few semi-locally. They also happen to be processors, but none of my local ones process poultry. One does, but only does their own. Regardless, unless your (OP's) local butcher shop is also a processor that accepts poultry, they're not gonna let you bring live birds in. That is regulated in my state, you have to have separate entrances for incoming live animals and customers coming in to pick up, etc.

As to the original question - I butcher mine. I also hatch my own, not order, so I know every time I'll have more than one male. It's part of poultry breeding.

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

This sounds awful.... My family and I would cull and eat it