[CameronS]

Phoned up the SSPCA on the off chance that they would be able to re home, or give me contact numbers for places that may be able to help me with my extra cockerel, not an unreasonable request?

Anyway, i got through to my local center, Edinburgh, (one of the few that actually deal with farm animals), to get a blatant, and rude

NO, we can't do anything, we all ready have two here

.

She couldn't even suggest a reasonable place to look else where ---

I suppose you could allways look in the Scot ads

[doganjo]

Try Gumtree, Cameron.  I re-homed Jamie on there.

[Daveravey]

Aye, either gumtree or preloved

[shetlandpaul]

its kinder to turn them into pie. you know they are not being ill treated. they make very nice chicken and bacon loaf.

[woodlandproductsfife]

Or even Birdtrader.co.uk its free to.
 Craig

[CameronS]

i have all my birds up on Bird Trader, noone seems interested in a lone, mongerel cockerel. I'm afraid the pot is looming.

I have decided that when i ahve the money, and the space i am goning to have a rescue for unwanted cockerels,

[woodlandproductsfife]

well nothing wrong with that, steady suply of sunday roast

[CameronS]

    

[dizzy1pig]

brilliant idea... i can bring you 3 tomorrow

[woodlandproductsfife]

no no thanks for the thought, But I aint plucking three of them tomoro lol

[shetlandpaul]

i think the sspca would then be intrested. all cocks they would think that you were cock fighting. all those males and no ladies would result in a lot of cut up chickens.

[CameronS]

Well i suppose i would ahve to have separate pens, 3 to a pen, mixed ages. who knows with no hens around hormone levels would be down.   

[CameronS]

in a dream world we woldn't have problems like this

[langdon]

the oven ? thats where our surplus are going
langdon.
p.s. not trying to be a smart ass, but why not.

[Anke]

I really think that the SSPCA shouldn't be knocked for not re-homing cross bred cockerels. I have no experience of them (the SSPCA), but if there is no breeding value in a cockerel, then a good marinade in red (preferably the cheapest bulgarian I have to add) wine and a very slow cooking in a low oven is the best solution all round.

That's where ours are going, once they start crowing and I get fed up with feeding them!