Would you eat him?

[Jaemomma]

I acquired a roo from a friend. She was not a chicken person but got some chicks for her kids for Easter and didn't want them any more. I got them about two months ago and they are almost 6 months old now. They were kept in a small coop and this large fat red sexlink roo couldn't stand up straight in it. He is very fat and walks funny. I have too many roos already and really need to get rid of him. I thought about culling and eating him but I wonder if there are any health concerns with eating a slightly deformed chicken. I don't know what all he was fed but when I picked him up there were slices of bread all over the floor of the coop. I have fed him chicken feed and let him free range some (isolated from the rest of my flock).

What would you do with him?

 

[cassie]

Whatt would I do with him? I'd put him in the crockpot with some onions, garlic, and bay leaf.

 

[roosterstrut]

That's sad I'm not a vegetarian at all I love chicken don't get me wrong but I would never cull one of my own chickens they are apart of the family!

 

[Jaemomma]

The thing is, he isn't really part of the family. We have kept him isolated from the other chickens and haven't really gotten to know him yet.

 

[SJ]

I would have him for dinner.

 

[Mutt Farm]

Your friends got some easter chicks for their kids and then didn't want them anymore. Nice.

Maybe they will get baby bunnies next year! You got "them"? So some hens and this roo? Thank goodness you saved them from a small coop and bread. Your question, what would I do with him? I can't answer. What was your plan when you agreed to take him knowing you already had "too many roos"? I don't think there is any health risk from eating a slightly deformed chicken. You might as well throw a few of the other extra roos in the pot with him! IMO,there is no shame in processing chickens if you eat chicken.

 

[chickmomma03]

Part of having chickens, unfortunately, is culling whether to eat or to end suffering. I don't have any comment on getting chicks for Easter and then not keeping them, my opinion isn't nice on that.

If your rooster has something wrong with it I would try to sort through it and see if you can get him healthy before you even decide to eat him if you plan to cull him.

Also, I haven't yet culled any of mine, but I'm realizing that it's a part of owning them, attached or not.

 

[donrae]

You've had him 2 months, apparently he's not ill at all. I'd eat him in a heartbeat.

That's sad

I'm not a vegetarian at all I love chicken don't get me wrong but I would never cull one of my own chickens they are apart of the family!

Hon, this is the meat bird forum. We talk about raising birds for meat. We talk about killing birds to eat. We talk about the best way to cook those birds. If these things disturb you, feel free to not visit us here. Most of us feel we'd rather eat the animals we raise ourselves than support factory farming.

 

[davedavey]

After seeing videos of factory farming chickens, for meat and eggs. No wonder there is so many diseases. Raising your own to help supplement, store bought meat and eggs. Is a very good idea.

 

[Jaemomma]

I am going to cull him. When I "rescued" him, I was told there were 4 hens. When I got there I saw there were 2 hens and 2 roos. I took them because I said I would. I have culled roos before but they were free range that I raised myself.