What to do if I got a rooster instead of a pullet

[dae006]

Of the 8 chicks we picked up, 2 of them are Rustic Rocks. I was told these are one of the easiest to tell if they are male or female when hatched, like a 2% possibility of being incorrect. I'm 90% sure one of them is a cockerel (5 weeks old). What do we do if it is and do not want it waking all of the neighbors up each morning?

 

[fluffycrow]

Sounds like rehoming is your only option

 

[redinator]

Of the 8 chicks we picked up, 2 of them are Rustic Rocks. I was told these are one of the easiest to tell if they are male or female when hatched, like a 2% possibility of being incorrect. I'm 90% sure one of them is a cockerel (5 weeks old). What do we do if it is and do not want it waking all of the neighbors up each morning?

If your area allows roosters and you want to keep him I'd wait until they start crowing, then ask the neighbors if it bothers them.

My yard if 50 ft x 70 ft and I have two cockerels that crow really early and I panicked thinking the neighbors would want my head on a pike. I waited a week or so after the crowing started, then asked if it was bothering them and they hadn't noticed. The coop/run is less than 150 ft from each of their houses.

 

[redinator]

Of the 8 chicks we picked up, 2 of them are Rustic Rocks. I was told these are one of the easiest to tell if they are male or female when hatched, like a 2% possibility of being incorrect. I'm 90% sure one of them is a cockerel (5 weeks old). What do we do if it is and do not want it waking all of the neighbors up each morning?

Post pictures in the breed/gender thread, someone can help you determine if it is a cockerel or not.