Which is the rooster?

[ChickForLife]

Next year.
Wait until you learn a few more things.

Like what?

 

[Kiki]

Like what?

Chicken diseases.
Start studying now.
I'll quiz you in a few months.

 

[ChickForLife]

Chicken diseases.
Start studying now.
I'll quiz you in a few months.

Fine.

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

I agree with both @Kiki and @ChocolateMouse ....

If you want a rooster, get one off of craigslist, but definitely quarantine.

But there are a lot of things to learn about chickens, and putting a hormonal cockerel in there can sometimes complicate things, especially if he's agressive.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Yep, it helps to have the confidence to say no to an unhealthy bird.

One time I bought chickens from CL that were probably older than they said and in rough shape. I didn't have the will to say no after driving out all that way. They were fine but didn't lay well and I should have said no.
One time I met someone and their chicken had a deformed iris. Beautiful healthy birds with perfect feathering, alert, and no mites that were hiding some underdeveloped ocular Mareks. I said no, told them their whole flock was infected, went home, changed clothes and showered.

About six or seven other CL purchases of chickens have gone well. So all around the odds of getting a good bird aren't worse than getting a bad one.

 

[NatJ]

I NEED A ROOSTER! please?

If you think people on this forum are safer than craigslist:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/connecticut.55/page-859
Connecticut thread--I see several cockerels/roosters have been listed in the past two months.

You could also look in the threads for other states near you.

Also look in these sections:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/chickens-8-weeks-older.35/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/animals-in-need-of-free-re-homing.16182/

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Yup! Learn about diseases, and then when you go to get birds, check them down. All of them, for mites, mareks, scaly leg mites, MG, sour and impacted crop...

I've had chickens for 8 years, coming up 9. I'm still learning.

BYC is a great place, and the people here are amazing, always willing to help others learn

 

[R2elk]

NO NO BUYER BEWARE....People sell sick birds on Craigslist.
Just wait...you don't need a rooster.

Yes and some of us sell healthy, wonderful birds on craigslist.

 

[Kiki]

Craigslist is agains the rules until you learn about diseases and you are able to look at a bird and tell it's gender.
You do not want to buy a sick bird.

 

[Kiki]

Yes and some of us sell healthy, wonderful birds on craigslist.

You don't count.