rooster rehoming
Alektorophobia keeps rooster rehoming in one place: 2 stories so far. The section currently leads with “5 Lovely Little Roosters Need a Home: Help Me De-Cluck My Coop” and “Rooster overload: when your flock has more crow than cluck”. Five roosters from one batch of bantam eggs? Six to eight roosters? Chickens. Everything there is to know about chickens and the fear of them. The list below is every rooster rehoming story on Alektorophobia, newest first.
5 Lovely Little Roosters Need a Home: Help Me De-Cluck My Coop
Five roosters from one batch of bantam eggs? That's a cluck-tastic math problem nobody asked for. I feel this user's pain, those little guys are only 11 weeks old, gorgeous Old English Game birds, and clearly loved. But one rooster is plenty for any coop, and dumping them like the neighbor suggested is fowl play no decent chicken parent would abide. Free listings on Facebook and Craigslist got crickets, which is sadly predictable. If you're stuck, try local farm sanctuaries or breed-specific Facebook groups, they often have soft spots for OEGs. And hey, if you're wrestling with chick health mysteries too, our piece "My tiny chick's straining to poop and still rocking baby fluff" might save you a scare.
Rooster overload: when your flock has more crow than cluck
Six to eight roosters? That's not a flock, that's a feathery frat house, and I'm pretty sure the neighbors are forming a noise complaint committee as we speak. First-time chicken owners, you have my deepest sympathy and also my admiration for not having completely chickened out yet. When your coop has more crow than cluck, you've got a classic case of rooster overload, and rehoming is about as easy as teaching a rooster to whisper. Don't panic, you're not alone in this fowl predicament. For another tale of feathered identity crisis, check out our story "Chicken or Quail Mystery: and Our Feathered Friend Needs a Name." Sometimes the best solution starts with accepting you've got a colorful problem.