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sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:19:52 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >Keeping a rooster is not all it's cracked up to be.
>
> They're noisy and mean.

Noisy, yes, but not always mean. :-) Depends on the bloodlines.
Personality is very much genetic in poultry, including emus. It's been
proven over time.

I've had very tame roosters, and some that were only good for the
stewpot. Any good poultry forum will have experienced members that
recommend you do NOT keep any males hatched from eggs from an aggressive
rooster.

When you purchase chicks from a hatchery, it is worth the extra cost to
get pre-sexed chicks so you can get pullets only.

Unless of course you want a few meat birds.
--
Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
--Steve Rothstein


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