When Rooster Attack Problems!

[lafenrir]

Well as many of you have probably already experienced that with 95% accuracy of sexing chicks that you may end up with a rooster.... or two or three. We thought we would try to keep them, then two and then one and now the one we wanted to keep the "sweet easy going one" keeps trying to sneak attack me.... ah not so sweet any more! We want to keep the bond with our girls and realize now that can't be with a rooster in the flock. We have been looking for a place to have them processed and have had no luck. Anyone with some suggestions in the eastern massachusetts area. I've seen some older post any many of those places are out of business. I would be willing to learn but not by watching online. I would hate to screw up and cause any undue pain to the birds.

 

[FortCluck]

It's quite easy to do it yourself when you watch the right videos. I just had to euthanize a duck and it went perfectly for my first time.

 

[Folly's place]

I agree that if you can't find a processer nearby, do it yourself is possible.
One caution; hens and pullets are easy to kill by cervical dislocation, but not roosters! Years ago I tried and failed with one of mine, a six or seven pound aggressive jerk. Things did not go well, and I ended up with a knife instead. It's far better to do it right the first time!
Your county extension office, or 4H people, may have helpful leads here too.
Mary

 

[Wyorp Rock]

We want to keep the bond with our girls and realize now that can't be with a rooster in the flock. We have been looking for a place to have them processed and have had no luck.

Does sound like you need to process them yourself. Keeping an all hen flock seems to be your goal as well, so as soon as you find out you have cockerels next time, offer them up for sale or free on FB or CL, hopefully someone will take them.
Plenty of videos and blogs that will show you how to butcher and process chickens.

 

[lafenrir]

Thankyou all for the responses, yes hard lesson learned. If I can't find a processor then I will start checking out videos- any suggestions as to a video?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thankyou all for the responses, yes hard lesson learned. If I can't find a processor then I will start checking out videos- any suggestions as to a video?

This article is good. You can also skin the chicken if the skin is not that important or you don't want to pluck, some find that a little easier.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-to-process-a-chicken-at-home.63089/

 

[FortCluck]

Thankyou all for the responses, yes hard lesson learned. If I can't find a processor then I will start checking out videos- any suggestions as to a video?

Yes I'll copy some links for you of those I've watched

 

[FortCluck]

This is the best video I've ever watched...