Rooster’s Serenade: What in the World Do You Do with A Rooster?

The day a box of peeping chicks from Hoover’s Hatchery® arrives is joyful

 

Unfortunately, one or two of those delightful chicks may cause a dilemma Most city ordinances welcome families to keep hens but their boyfriends are forbidden Everyone “knows” that roosters are noisy, and the last thing the city council wants is complaints from neighbors awakened by gusty crowing

 

To avoid roosters most people buy female, or pullet, chicks It works, at least most of the time Few people can distinguish between male and female baby chicks but   Hoover’s Hatchery sexors can These highly trained workers separate the genders shortly

5 Common Myths About Roosters

When we started raising chickens 14 years ago, we had a couple of roosters who would tootle around the yard with the girls I really knew nothing about chickens at the beginning Chuck and Cluck were beautiful, majestic and mean Yikes! Our time with them ended with a garden hose, a golf cart and our 2 year old thinking he was going to set them straight! Insert momma bear here Chuck and Cluck found a new home So, my knowledge of roosters was that they were beautiful

Rooster or No Rooster?

My grandfather used to swear everyone who had chickens, needed a rooster He would say things like, “a rooster keeps all the hens in line,” or “the hens need a protector” Today we know that although those statements are partially true, roosters are not a necessary part of your backyard flock

You do not need a rooster to get eggs from your hens A hen will continue to lay eggs without the presence of a rooster The eggs will be unfertilized, so you will not be able to hatch them The eggs will be “blanks”

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