Unwanted Rooster?
Rooster Returns offer our customers a way to bring back any unwanted roosters to be used for breeding. Read on to see how the process works and fill in the form!
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
Roosters must be at least 6 weeks old to be returned.
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!
All birds will be checked prior to handover that they are roosters.
rooster guarentee
As of 1st August 2026 we will now only take roosters from our own stock. All roosters will be kept here for breeding or back up purposes, or may be sold to strictly breeding or pet homes. If a rooster is aggressive to humans or hens, infested with parasites or can not be contained then they may be humanly culled.
Discount Vouchers
Roosters bought back now are eligible for discount vouchers on fertile eggs and chicks. Vouchers will be provided as a code to use at the checkout. If you wish to collect eggs/chicks at the same time please let us know.
Birds from our Stock
6-12 Weeks Old- 5% off
12-16 Weeks Old- 10% off
16+ Weeks Old- 15% off
Voucher Codes
Please contact us before purchasing if you have returned a rooster and a code will be sent through to your email.
Our rooster flock
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
Each run has a large house capable of taking 40 birds each however most prefer to sleep in the Manuka trees. All birds go back in to roost at night.
The Area
The Area
The Area
The roosters mostly stay in one of two rooster flocks, The young rooster flock can take up to 40 14 week or younger roosters and the main flock can take 40 older ones. The older rooster flock also has access to free range in the forest and one of our empty paddocks however most prefer not to. Breeding roosters will be in the breeding pens and roosters under 10 weeks will go in with our chicks the same age.
Water
The Area
Water
All roosters have constant access to water. Cleaned out twice weekly and multiple troughs per run so all roosters have access to it.
rooster return days
Rooster return days happen monthly on a Sunday and usually run from 9am to 10am. They run for 1 hour and you may turn up any time within this hour. All birds must be delivered directly to us, we do not collect roosters. Please make sure to arrive on time, early or late arrivals cause a lot of unnecessary hassle. Additional time on either side will be opened up if we exceed the capacity of people.
Emergency rooster returns
Emergency rooster returns are open Sunday to Wednesday as well as Friday 5:30 to 9:00pm. They incur a $5 per bird fee. Emergency returns are only available for our own stock. $5 is not refundable if you cancel or change a booked time, any additional roosters paid for will be refunded minus processing fees.
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