"Thanks for the replies! I was actually able to give the rooster away to someone on Craigslist who had already posted. He was looking specifically for a RIR rooster to watch over his RIR hens. He'll be living the good life now!"

"I have "given" my roosters to Pratt's before. If they do not have alot already there, they will sometimes buy them from you for $15.00. just put that rooster in a pillowcase and go. And it is definitely a rooster. The tail feathers are a dead…"

"I was told that there is a rooster resue in Queen creek. You may want to contact some of the big farms around. You can seach them on the web.
The two times that i brought home 2 chicks that were 97% female, i ended up with a rooster both times. That…"

"Is that RIR in the last pic a rooster or hen? One of my 'hens' kind of looks like this and I'm afraid it might be a rooster."

"Put us on standby ... thanks, Jason."

"Looks like this is going to work out well for everyone. :)
Just a note that if either you or Ray want to post pics of these birds, we can identify them for you. The one that lays the blueish egg is an Ameraucana or Easter Egger (basically an equally…"

"Hello. I am very interested in your chickens! Me and my girlfriend just moved into a place on a half acre and have a good sized yard, with a 7 ft brick wall around it. They may be able to get out but our neighbors seem really cool. They could run…"

"Does anyone use vines to help protect against the heat? My recently converted shed has south and west facing walls that don't have any shade. I've got an umbrella up now but thinking that growing some vines up the sides might help. Any…"