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mtnman | 12-04-2009 10:57 AM
Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? I have a big beautiful golden rooster to go to a good home. This guy is about two years old and has been servicing my flock regularly. He is not a pure breed rooster, he came from a flock that was comprised of Buff Orpingtons and Red Ameraucanas. I'd hate to see him go to the cook pot. Email me and I will send you my telephone number. BTW he's free. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...n37879/1-5.jpg

elroy | 12-05-2009 12:57 AM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? Just out of curiosity why are you parting ways with your rooster? Who is going to service your flock? [no I'm not applying for the job:confused_m:]

low_five | 12-05-2009 01:01 AM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? hey mountainman, just wanted to let you know, me and the old lady got one hell of a kick out of this thread.

mtnman | 12-05-2009 12:22 PM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy (Post 2060677) Just out of curiosity why are you parting ways with your rooster? Who is going to service your flock? [no I'm not applying for the job:confused_m:]
I have one of his offspring that is mature now and he is a down right BEAUTIFUL bird. My old rooster is nice but my new rooster is NICER. That�s the only reason. Two roosters don't get along.

RaccoonRiverRadical | 12-05-2009 01:46 PM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? Why is it that a thread about one rooster gives me hope for mankind?

<SLV> | 12-05-2009 05:18 PM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? I didn't think you needed roosters to get eggs. Perhaps you can clue me in. Do you have some hens for breeding and others for laying? Does it ruin a layer to let her hatch her young? Can you eat fertilized eggs as well as unfertilized?

Zilver | 12-05-2009 05:36 PM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? A rooster is sitting on the diagonal roof of mtnman's house. If it lays an egg and it rolls to the right (westward), it lands in Bob's property. But if it rolls to the left (eastward), it will be on mtnman's property. If it goes eastward who gets to keep the egg? .................................................o h, wait a minute:bear_tongue:

Ralleia | 12-05-2009 06:38 PM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? Quote:
Originally Posted by <SLV> (Post 2061497) I didn't think you needed roosters to get eggs. Perhaps you can clue me in. Do you have some hens for breeding and others for laying? Does it ruin a layer to let her hatch her young? Can you eat fertilized eggs as well as unfertilized?
We've got hens as well. You don't need a rooster to get eggs--hens will lay eggs perfectly happily with no rooster. They just won't be fertile. You can eat both types of eggs. Sometimes there will be a red spot or the start of chick development in a fertile egg, so it's important to keep the next boxes well-picked daily! It doesn't ruin a laying hen to let her hatch a clutch of eggs, however she does stop laying while she is brooding and rearing her young. Since rearing chicks is a bit of a hassle we have marked our successful chick-rearing hens with leg bands. 'Big Mama' is a black australorp who goes broody, and at the appropriate time we plant mail-order chicks under her. She can raise 20 chicks at a time. Since I don't generally try to breed my chickens (it's extra work) I don't know about separating the layers and breeders. I know it would be pretty challenging to keep track of the mother's bloodline though, as all the eggs look pretty much the same.

StackerKen | 12-05-2009 06:48 PM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? We have bout six or seven roosters (15 hens) They are starting to come of age and will wear out the hens if don't get rid of them soon but they don't seem to fight really There is One, (the oldest and their dad) that is clearly the Boss We let a few hens hatch a brood or two each summer separate from the rest of the chickens and have quite the mix going on.

Squirrel Bait | 12-06-2009 11:36 AM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? How is he with an AK? sb

mtnman | 12-06-2009 11:55 AM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? Quote:
Originally Posted by Squirrel Bait (Post 2062446) How is he with an AK? sb
DEADLY....

StackerKen | 12-06-2009 12:32 PM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? Mountain man; You don't eat any of yer chickens?

mtnman | 12-10-2009 11:40 PM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? Quote:
Originally Posted by traderken (Post 2062513) Mountain man; You don't eat any of yer chickens?
No, I eat their eggs but my chickens are pets. They have names and they come when called. Cogburn is the rooster I need gone. Peep is going to inherit Cogburn�s flock. The flock is made up of Nelly, Gray Bird, and the Ladies (three White leghorns, there were four but a stray cat killed one, that cat is no longer around).

StackerKen | 12-11-2009 12:57 AM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? we don't eat our chickens either. Maybe, if things got real bad. I might conceder it. some of ours have names too. :ok:

Firenhole | 12-11-2009 01:08 AM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? :offtopic: ...I'm sorry I had a cockatiel parrot who bonded to me, she would lay 5-6 eggs on the bottom of her cage, sit 21 days then start all over again. My vet tried everything possible short of a hysterectomy ($2500) after approx.300 eggs I had to give her away for her healths sake...lol

auto245667 | 12-13-2009 04:10 PM
Re: Anyone in E Tennessee need a good rooster? Does he crow all night long and keep you awake ? Mine did, until dinner time ...

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