Unwanted Rooster?
We can take back any unwanted lads, any age, size or breed! As of the 16th November 2023 we can also take any roosters no matter where they come from! Return dates are every second Sunday starting from 7/1/24. A 15 minute time slot is given and opening times are from 10am-5pm.
Conditions of returning a rooster
Must be in Good Health
Meets Our Age Requirements
Must be in Good Health
Please make sure all birds bought to us are in good health. Lethargic or ill looking birds will be turned away.
No External Parasites
Meets Our Age Requirements
Must be in Good Health
Birds must be free of any external parasites. This includes mites of all kinds. Birds with scaley leg mites may be excepted if they are still in good condition.
Meets Our Age Requirements
Meets Our Age Requirements
State all Prior Medical Conditions
As of 1/07/24 all roosters must be 10 weeks old at least for us to take them. Younger roosters will be turned away.
State all Prior Medical Conditions
State all Prior Medical Conditions
State all Prior Medical Conditions
Please state all prior medical conditions such as coccidiosis, broken limbs or worming.
It is Definitely a Boy!
State all Prior Medical Conditions
It is Definitely a Boy!
Please confirm with us prior that it is a rooster. Any birds that turn out to be girls may not be able to be returned to you.
Roosters we can guarantee a home here
All roosters must be purebred and reasonably good quality.
Black Araucana
Lavender Araucana
Ancona (any colour)
Hamburg (any colour)
Brown Leghorn
Buff Leghorn
Exchequer Leghorn
Plymouth Barred Rock
Rhode Island Red (RIR)
Silkies (any colour)
Buff Sussex
Light Sussex
Blue Orpington
Blue Laced Gold Wyandotte
Splash Laced Gold Wyandotte
What HAPPENS TO THEM?
We Believe That All Roosters Deserve a Chance
All life deserves a chance, it's not the roosters fault they turned out a boy! Here at Chick and Egg we want to offer all roosters a home; it's sad to see roosters being dumped or inhumanely killed. We have the facilities to stop this from happening, and that is why we set up the program!
Breeding- Our first aim is to give the boy some ladies of his own! Purebred, quality birds have the best chance at this, especially if they are our stock. A lot of crossbreeds are kept for breeding projects, you wouldn't believe how many crossbreed chooks are a good foundation to our breeding projects!
Protectors-Apart from our breeding groups we do run a flock of laying and retired hens. The nice, chivalrous lads are put in this flock to look after the ladies.
The Last Resort- If we can't use them for either of the above then they go into the rooster flock. Here there are no ladies, but thankfully everyone gets on (wonder why???)! Once they are in here we try rehome them or use them for back ups for breeding. If you'd like to adopt one of these lads, click the button to your left!
Territorial or Mean Roosters- Some roosters just don't know how to look after hens or behave themselves. If we notice that they're too rough with the ladies or attack us then it's time to go. We have a Halal butcher who will humanely dispatch of these boys for consumption. Although we do not like doing this it is sometimes necessary.
Interested in Adopting a Rooster?
Click the button below to see what lads are currently looking for a home!
Our rooster flock (photos coming soon!)
Parasite Control
Parasite Control
Parasite Control
Roosters in the flock get the same level or parasite control that our breeding and layer stock get. They are wormed and checked for external parasites on arrival. Worming takes place every three months and several times a month 20% of the flock are spot checked for mites and lice.
Food
Parasite Control
Parasite Control
As with the rest of our birds the roosters have access to auto feeders. These are filled with a 1:1:1 ratio of meat bird crumble (roosters require a higher protein diet than laying hens.), maize and barley. They free range in our forest so have access to a range of goodies there as well as they get kitchen and garden scraps as well as stale bread!
Housing
Parasite Control
The Area
A majority of the birds sleep in several houses. They aren't five-star luxury homes but they provide a safe space for the birds to sleep at night and to go when its raining. Not all like to sleep in the house though, if you look up at night you do tend to see a few fluffy bums!
The Area
The Area
The Area
The roosters free range in a part of our native bush. It is quite open and the rough perimeter of where they roam has traps set to catch any rats, feral cats or mustelids who may be around. Fencing in some parts is being set up as the more roosters we get the more they tend to roam. They don't tend to go very far though and they always come back to eat.
Water
The Area
Water
Our bush has a spring fed creek that flows through it and the roosters have access to it. Its not very far from the main house so everyone knows where it is. It solely runs through this bush and only for a few hundred meters before they can access it so it is free of any pollutants.
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