I originally bought four chickens hoping they’d all be hens. Turned out I got three roosters and one hen. Since I wanted a real laying flock, I went out and bought six more hens that were already producing.
The roosters needed rehoming, but I couldn’t find anyone to take them. A few weeks ago I buried two after culling them, and yesterday around noon I buried the last one.
That same evening I went out to check on the flock and there was suddenly a new rooster roosting in the exact same spot the others always used to. He’s the same exact breed as the ones I had before.
I live on ten acres… I’ve heard neighboring roosters, but they were always so faint I assumed they were super far away. None of my immediate neighbors have chickens, and the property to my west is just fields. I’ve just never seen a fourth rooster on my property until now.
New guy looks bigger for sure.
Is it normal for a random rooster to just show up like this… Could he have been scoping out the place and only moved in once my last rooster was gone…
by midwestlazer
4 Comments
In my area its not uncommon for city folks with backyard flocks to drop an unexpected rooster off at a farm out in the country (so they get out of culling themselves). I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what happened here.
You must have buried one in sacred Indian ground. I know this because I’ve seen “Pet Cemetary.”
if you don’t eat them, they come back to life next midnight.
It’s not uncommon at all for a rooster to show up, maybe from a flock with too many roosters, maybe somebody dumped one – who knows?
Why don’t you want any roosters? They are a part of a “real laying flock” Roosters can be very beneficial to the flock. They help protect your hens, keep them where they’re supposed to be, find food, watch the sky for hawks, etc. They are needed for your hens to reproduce. IMO one rooster per 8-10 hens is usually a good idea. Of course you want a good one that does his job and doesn’t attack you.