Should You Keep Extra Roosters?

Can hard boil 30 eggs in an Instantpot. …then freeze dry tor dog food. Or use for chickens esp if they are sick waiting to feel better to eat.

I never have problems on Facebook selling my farm animals etc .




But I also use my extras as food as well for us or dog food , pig food, chicken feed too

My excess roosters are going to be table food!!! Raised chickens growing up, and I'll butcher extra roosters when I see which one is top of the flock! and I'll rotate roosters every year, its why I did dual purpose birds, I don't care how many roosters I end up with...I know how to do ALL of it...

Why did you mention Orpingtons a heritage breed as common???

Good stuff brother I think the same way you do! Your right about straight run I ordered 5 americanas so I could get rooster and I got 4 and 1 hen 😡. That’s ok I have 60 plus birds and they all got along! Now I have 11 roosters but everyone has there spot in the flock no one fights to bad every now and then the boys will get into a scrap but never blood or anything crazy

What kind of roo is Merck? He looks just like mine.

First time chicken owner order 35 chicks got 30 female 5 males so happy my bantam are doing great

Having roosters are half of the fun of owning chickens

I love to hear my roosters crow in the morning country living at its best

I bought ten day old chicks and received them in the mail. I paid to sex them for all female. Well your right. Surprise! One is a cockerel. I named him chicken Willy.

They usually grind up the males into food

I know this is an old video but I wish I could give more than a 👍 simply for the part about "freeing/releasing" animals!!! We recently had an incident near me where a group broke into a mink farm & released the animals. Over 10,000 (I'm not even exaggerating a little) were hit and killed on the road within 12 hours! It caused car accidents too. Dead of winter, any that weren't hit more than likely starved to death. I'm not a fan of fur farms like this one either but I wish people could balance out they're hearts with some brains/thoughtfulness. Your message really just made me thankful that someone with a platform spoke up and said it, with kindness and sound reasoning to boot!!! New subscriber naturally 😉

Thank you

My sweet rooster is named pancake

I have had chickens over 20 years. I've bought from hatcheries, I've had broodies raise chicks, and in the last 10 years I have incubated a few small batches.
In the batches I've raised, every single batch has a 70-80% rate of roosters. I thought it was just my bad luck, but apparently it sounds the norm 🤷
So over the years, I have had to place A LOT of roosters.
So far I have never eaten my chickens, so we try to find them a home with a flock. But I'm afraid some have ended up in a pot. And I only hope none have ended up in a fighting ring.

when ordering straight run from a hatchery the majority I always get is females example if I order 40 chics 20 - 30 will be females and 10 males sometimes a bit more but that’s ok it’s nice to have roosters within your flock I always had that thought specially when people tell me or from a video that straight run you’ll get nothing but males and just a few females but that’s not my case it’s the other way around I get Mostly females and some males

What breed are s murf?

I used to have 2 roosters. They did well with like 6 hens total till they decided one hen had to die. In my life, I had never seen that.

Beautiful red beard!

Of course! Seperate them from the flock, mix up some dry rub and fire up the offset smoker!!

What is a good rooster to hen ratio? My buddy inherited a small farm. (Lucky guy) He has 2 roosters with 7 hens. All the chickens are very old but healthy. Last egg produced was two Christmas ago (2021. Been 3 weeks. No eggs.) 12 arche farm in the land bank till 2025. The act like pets. (The coop was really bad. Funny job for my Buddy and his wife. New straw. Apparently so many happy chicken sounds.) Crazy question. Have you ever heard of someone coming in to cull the entire heard for a price?

What kind of rooster is that? he looks similar to my buff brahma bantam

Is there an age limit for eating your hens?

I have 4 roosters and the 4th was added after a year to the flock they fought for a bit, I held him to the ground and everytime he would attack or chase the other roosters I would catch him and pet him even though he hates it 😅 he's much more friendly

How much can you sell a rooster for?

I've had the very same experience ordering chicks from hatcheries. They know full well which are females, but they need to get rid of the males, so they toss one in if you order all hens, and 60-70% roosters if you order straight run. I don't mind a few around, as long as there are enough hens to keep them busy. If you have too many, they're too rough on the hens. And there's the occasional weirdo. I have one now that keeps breeding my ducks, and today I saw him chasing my turkey. He's looking more like dinner every day. 😉

Trim or shave your beard buddy or I'll unsubscribe!

I would take in the roosters for free and turn it into dog food for my wife's dogs❤

Fun fact if your Rooster/Roosters are aggressive towards you or other humans it’s bc they think you’re a threat. & you can change that action or way of thinking

2weeks ago at an auction in Kentucky a semi rare rooster sold for $175. This is why you don’t get $2 chickens lol

I see that Bearded Golden Laced Crested Polish hen back there ❤️‍🔥one of my favorites. She would love my Rambo

For your tip on searching free rooster 👌

I have 4 serema roosters. Will I be able to sell. I am keeping one

I keep my roosters out in the yard in the early morning and overnight. When the hens come out during the day, I sort my excess roosters into the coop and leave my two main roosters out (chosen for being most docile with the hens, I also have 30 hens so they split between 2 roosters just fine).

Most people either dont have the time or the patience to sort their birds every day, but I love my roosters. I have a total of 6, and they are not aggressive and I have grown fond of each 😂❤

I definitely do NOT need any more roosters though! I am set for a long time lol.

Extra roosters are what chicken dinner is made of. That being said, the one we kept is kind of an asshole, but he does his job. We got 40 baby chicks from him. We have tussled though and I had to teach him who was boss, but even then he still tries to go at me from time to time. Unfortunately, for him, I'm not afraid of him and will happily grab him when he tries to flog me. One tip, go out at night when he's roosting, grab him, and clip the spurs and nails. Dog nail clippers and a nail file are your friends.

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You failed to address the question posed by the title...

I have three roosters in a flock of 12 birds. Having four hens... I ordered 8 hens and received 3 roosters and 5 hens. I only wanted 1 rooster at most... Can I keep two? All three? do I need to add hens?

New chicken owner and now, new subscriber! Your video was very helpful and informative. Looking forward to more videos both old and new!

Great video and information. Thank you!

About 3PM I heard the neighbor chickens in an uproar inside their coop so I went to check what the problem was. A neighbor's pit bull was nose to nose with a rooster with only the chicken wire between. The pit bull had ribs showing, so it was not by any means an inquisitive meeting. It was predatory. But that little rooster stood up to the dog while the girls cowered inside the henhouse. It was pure OK Corral.

When dog decided the rooster wasn't accessible it lowered its head to look at me. No sound. Just a " I can take her" stare.

Exactly 80% of my straight run have become roosters.

Thank you! I am keeping my surprise Rooster! Hes 50% Stay away & 50% I wanna be you friend. Perfect for the ladies! Thanks for this video!

That was wonderful, thank you!!!

You're right...they can vary in temperament and worth. I had a Plymouth Rock that was amazing. He was ever watchful for varmints and searched for food when free ranging and would call the girls to him and then step back and let them eat first. He was very brave and I witnessed him standing up to an owl and a large dog. I also had some worthless roosters. A Lavender Orpington, Light Brahma and New Hampshire were worthless but tasted good. The Light Brahma was so large he tore up the hens and did nothing of value for the hens. The Lavender Orpington was a bully and pushed the hens away from food and was a total coward. My New Hampshire roosters were always attacking people, especially children. My experience has been every Plymouth Rock has been what I want in a rooster and the same with the hens. Buff Orpingtons and Black Australorps have also been the best farm chickens and free rangers I've owned.

Give away? I eat my roosters. And the 2 year old girls. 😊

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I have an Egyptian Fayoumi and he's definitely gotten too big for his britches... which annoys my Blue Andalusian and White Leghorn roosters... so they remind him of his place. 😅