Which Rooster to keep

[upstater]

I have a flock of 14 chickens, 3 are roosters. I have 2 Rhode Island Red hens, 2 Barred Rocks hens, 2 Black Copper Marans, 1 Easter Egger, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 Olive Egger, 1 Amberlink hen and 1 White Leghorn hen. I hatched a bunch of chickens and have given away several roosters already. I bought 10 chicks from Blue Seal Feeds and with my luck 3 were roosters!!! So.... my question is which of these roosters would you keep? There are 2 Easter Egger and a RIR. I’m going to be hatching so which rooster would be best?

 

[HappyClucker7]

If you want pure breed chicks, then keep the RIR. If you want mixes, then keep one of the Easter Eggers.

 

[theycallmechickmagnet]

the last 2 are so pretty!!! but the last one is my fav i wish i had one like that

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

If you're looking for color and fun egg colors, keep one of the EE's. I like the looks of the blue laced red one. I love my EE rooster. I've also had RIR roosters. They were a little more aggressive than my EE.

 

[upstater]

the last 2 are so pretty!!! but the last one is my fav i wish i had one like that

If you live in upstate NY .... come and get him! He really is a sweet guy.... I know I need to get rid of two of them but it’s so hard! I’m leaning to the larger EE though, my son likes him best!

 

[theycallmechickmagnet]

If you live in upstate NY .... come and get him! He really is a sweet guy.... I know I need to get rid of two of them but it’s so hard! I’m leaning to the larger EE though, my son likes him best!

we're in florida and already have a few loud roosters tho haha

 

[Folly's place]

As mentioned, it depends on your goals. First, hang on to them as long as possible, so you can eliminate anyone who's developing a bad attitude, either towards people, or the other birds.
Then, do your want green eggs? That makes the RIR less of an asset. Do you want bigger birds for the freezer? Then the biggest, meatiest cockerel is the one.
Consider removing the one you like the least, and see how the other two develop, if you are having trouble deciding between two of them.
It's hard!
Mary

 

[DaisyG2317]

The EE with the beetle green sheen is beautiful

 

[Lovem all]

Keep the nicest one