What To Do With Extra Roosters

Why planning matters: straight-run math, space, feed, timelines, and neighbor considerations

Option 1: Grow out and harvest yourself — reliable, data for dual-purpose evaluation; skills, time, and costs required

Option 2: Outsource — establish relationships with families raising for their tables or approved wildlife/raptor programs; how to make it consistent

Option 3: Rehoming/private sales — screening, limited demand, and why you can’t control outcomes after sale

Option 4: Livestock auctions — volume potential vs. zero control

“Bachelor pad” roosters — where it can work and common limits

Ethics & responsibility — don’t abandon birds; how to handle aggression (and why not to rehome aggressive males)

A simple, repeatable plan for next season: identify outlets, set thresholds by age/weight, calendar your decisions, and communicate clearly