Where do you keep your rooster?

[vagabond]

While I just love the chickens (and the baby chickens), I know most people have them for the eggs, in fact that is the selling point I used to convince my husband to let me have them. But I didn't think you were supposed to eat the fertile eggs, so how do you keep your rooster separate? Or does it matter? Those of you that eat the eggs give me some advice please.

 

[barbiegirl]

I keep my roosters with my girls. We eat the fertilized eggs. The eggs will not develop into chicks unless they are incubated. No need to worry about that.

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

I have one bantam rooster in with my seven hens. I surprisingly have fertile eggs despite the fact I have some really big hens, and a pipsqueak of a rooster. You can eat fertile eggs. There is no difference in taste. The only difference between a fertile egg and an infertile egg is the fertile egg has the possibility of growing a chick, only if it is kept at a certain temperature, for a certain amount of time.
To me, separating a rooster from his flock would be very stressful for him.

 

[cmoore333]

My rooster had a fit when I separated him from his ladies he's very protective and loves his ladies... At night he makes sure all his ladies are in the coop, he is also the one who is way bigger and they all snuggle with him at night...

 

[vagabond]

So cute!! My rooster thinks he is protecting but really he just sets off a panic when he sees you walk by with ANYTHING in your hand, and don't even get me started on garbage bags lol!