A couple of months ago I bought three pullets at Hall Markets as pets for the children (and we like the eggs, too). Sadly, one of them has a big red thing on its head and has started to crow loudly at 4.45am in the morning. I'm thinking that makes it a rooster?!!!

I took it back to the Hall Markets on the weekend, but the stall I bought it from wasn't there.

Does anybody have any suggestions for either tracking down the people that sold me a dud pullet, stopping the rooster from crowing, or getting rid of the rooster?

Kristen

Hey Kirsten,

the exact same thing happend to my younger sister (sadly her rooster was killed on Tuesday night by either a passing hoon or a fox - unclear which). Anyway, if you or the kids can be bothered, what she would do is stick the rooster in a box in the shed with a book or something on top so the rooster could not get out. It honestly worked as it never crowed until she let it out. Now, when I say a box, I mean like a big box that the rooster was not completely resticted in, but could not see anything but darkness.

Another thought, no guarantees but I could ask Cj if she wants a new one???

HTH


Mel
DH - Tim
DS - Ayden 06.04.05
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Oh, yes please - if he could go to a good home, I'd be really pleased! I'd much prefer not to have to go and let the rooster out in the morning - not to mention having to put him in there at night!

Kristen

This might seem a bit callous, and I have no intentions of offense here, but what about roast chook?

Kristen - I will ask Cj what she (and mum & dad) think and will let you know.

I have always heard Rooster is a bit too tough to eat and not as tasty Although when we sold our house in Giralang many years ago, it came with my brothers rooster, Ben. A lovely Indian couple bought it and asked especially to keep Ben. We thought they just wanted him as a pet, well no, they ate him. Not sure how he would have tasted though as he was about 10 yrs old!

Mel
DH - Tim
DS - Ayden 06.04.05
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Back in the 70s it was perfectly acceptable for local neighbourhood kids (even ones belonging to families we'd never met) to come and watch my Dad chop heads off those of our chooks who were no longer laying "enough" eggs.

So all you need for option 3 (get rid of) is an axe, a block of wood, and a whole heap of giggling kids LOL!

Steph
DD Alex (March 04)

Thanks - he's probably young enough to be tasty and tender, but I just couldn't do it! I set some eggs when we lived in South Australia, and got *8* c*ckerals from a dozen eggs, of which six made it to eating age. I gave them to a friend to kill and dress in return for one for us to eat, but when it came time to eat it, we couldn't do it.

I think the best I can do is ask my dad to take it back up to his farm in the mountain and set it free. It'll either make a life for itself in the bush, or be eaten by a dog or fox - but at least I'd be giving it a sporting chance.

Kristen