What is a vegetarian to do with six week old cockerells?

[kidmoab]

Thank you MM hatchery for your "sexed" BOs. I kept six of 24 that I ordered for my first backyard flock. Three are sporting prominent combs and acting cocky. I'm glad in a way, because I'm already thinking about a different breed down the road.
My neighborhoods CCRs only allow for three "pets" anyway.

Trouble is I'm kind of attached to all six.

 

[feathersgalore]

List them on craigslist. I gotten rid of a couple rooster that way.

 

[walkswithdog]

Craigslist or post them here on the chickens buy sell trade thread. Someone near you may want them.

 

[SproutGirl]

You've heard "Taste's like chicken?" Well, tastes like tofu! Or, at least like those Morningstar Chik Patties. Ha ha. Sorry. I couldn't help it.

We gave our roosters to a couple of organic local egg farmers. Those boys are happy daddies now, running around on 5 free range acres with lots of ladies and some older guys to show 'em how it's done!

 

[kidmoab]

Woot Craigslist!
I posted them last night around midnight, and got a reply in 30 minutes. The farmer's comin' over this afternoon to pick 'em up.

 

[Pumpkinpup]

Craigslist is the rooster owners best friend

 

[swtangel321]

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Are you sure they were roosters ?? Did you ask what he was going to do with them, i'm guessing he's not a vegetarian !!

 

[coffeelady3]

This dilemma is the #1 reason of why I don't try to hatch eggs!

 

[columbiacritter]

I was brought several RIR cockrels by a "vegan" last summer who wanted me to keep them as pets. I told her I would keep them, but only to fatten them up to butchering size. She started crying and said she'd been trying for weeks to find a pet home for them w/o any luck. When I asked how she'd ended up with them when she didn't even eat eggs she said she'd rescued them from a feed store so no one would eat them. No coop, no pen, no fenced yard and an angry landlord threatening eviction later she was desperate to unload her little feathered fiends. I felt darn sorry for these birds. They'd spent three weeks crammed in several dog crates being fed her vegan leftovers.
She left them with me still crying her eyes out. It took almost 8 weeks to get those guys plump and healthy with the rough start they'd had. I emailed her pics of them free ranging and being happy. I think she felt better knowing they'd art least had several monthso fo good chicken life. I didn't tell her they were very tasty.

 

[swtangel321]

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Ohhhh how sad !!! The poor lady, she must of been sick for weeks over it !!