Astroisbestbio t1_jdtnezw wrote on March 27, 2023 at 2:31 AM

Reply to comment by star_tyger in Those of you who have laying hens, what do you do with the chicks who turn out to be roosters? Is there a local butcher who will dispatch them for a fee? I don’t mind eating them at all but don’t have any experience doing it myself and wouldn’t want to cause undue harm due to my inexperience by JMChaseArt

Although to add on we only need 2 max more at the moment. Going for five family but don't have enough hens for more than that. And I'll add on that we are trying for cold hardy, so mixes with big combs are out. Roo will have a good few years, then go humanely for meat. He will father babies and enjoy his flock and enrichment. No aggressive roos, please, we have 3 very good boys right now and while they will be separated I don't want to breed aggression into the flock.

Edit to add: hi mom.