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Fenn
Joined: 16 Jun 2005
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 Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:01 pm Post subject: Are some cockerels easier to rehome than others? |
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This is an entirely theoretical question, as I currently have neither hatching facilities nor fertile eggs  
But at some point I would really, really like to hatch my own chicks. The problem is that I live in the middle of a housing estate and any resulting cockerels would go down very badly I can't bring myself to dispatch them either.
What I was wondering was whether it would be easier to find homes for any cockerels if they were of a more unusual breed? What I'd really like to breed is Transylvanian Naked Neck bantams - I think they're fabulous, and as they're relatively uncommon I'd hopefully be doing the breed a favour as well.
If I chose a speciality breed such as this, do you think I'd have a better chance of rehoming them before they got too noisy?! |
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George
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| I'd think you certainly would have a better chance of rehoming a rarer breed. |
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traditionalbritishfowlco
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Location: lancashire
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Some breeds are rare for a reason though - they're just not popular for some reason or other!
I don't know about naked necks because they're pretty ugly to a lot of people so you might have difficulty? |
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mojo
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Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE
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| would not recommend naked necks pick a prettybreed then coqs go easier |
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traditionalbritishfowlco
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| Orpingtons are a big fluffy quiet breed, popular (and rightly so) as pets! or pekins? silkies? |
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Fenn
Joined: 16 Jun 2005
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Location: Shrewsbury
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Ohhhhhhhhh, I really, really want Naked Necks! I suppose I could force myself to go for Pekins, I guess they're more appealing...
They'd have to be black ones tho - my buff pekin is a permanently mucky b*gger  |
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CP
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Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: Hampshire
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Sorry Fenn - I just can't see the appeal of the Naked Necks! Yuk!!
But each to his or her own, I guess! 
Good luck with whatever breed you decide upon.  |
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nigel
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| I like the naked necks too Fenn, everyone else thinks I'm weird. |
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