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We use everything. It all supports how we live. We do not use the grocery store very much and even though we are poor we actually give a lot of food away to our neighbors and friends. The roosters will be used for coyotes that are invasive species where we live and affect all the other populations that feed us.
Ah, that makes sense. I've only got one rooster and that's because he was sexed wrong. So I have a dozen hens and 1 rooster now. I only use them for eggs though. Have to say he's the nicest rooster I've ever met though. I never had any white chickens prior so I picked up 3 Plymouth rocks and 3 white Plymouth rocks and one of rhe white ones turned out to be the rooster. Hoping he stays relaxed how he is.
We hatch our own and we have all heritage breeds for various reasons so we end up with a lot of roosters. We have 42 hens at different stages right now and probably 3-4 roosters left.
Barred rocks are generally very gentle birds. Even the roosters. Keep touching him and talking to him and he'll be good for a while. They tend to get a little ornery when they get older.
We do solely a meat breed for eating.
That's good to know. What kind of heritage breeds do you have, some of them look great. My rocks used to jump in my lap when I lived down in Florida, but the hens I've had here have been more skittish. I don't spend nearly as much time with them is the reason I'm sure. Down there I used to spend an hour or two sitting outside every day throwing a tennis ball for my dog and they would all hang out. Here (Tennessee) I spend far much more time inside. I need to put chairs out back somewhere so I can convince myself to spend more time out there.
He's only 6 months old, but it's pretty clear he was sexed wrong, the strut and attitude gives him away, but the 4am wake up call developing more and more has kind of killed any doubts
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