I originally had a flock of 3 barred rock hens and 3 gold star hens. A friend from church (who lives in town where they can't legally have chickens) bought 4 Light Brama chicks (from TSC) for his kids, and asked me to take one when he realized it was a rooster. The kids named him "Snowball" right before they gave him to me.

He was a sweet bird to me. When he was young he'd sit on my shoulder, and even after he got big he'd always jump on my lap and roost on my knee when I gave him the chance.

The problem was, he's about 3x the size of the hens, and he's not gentile with them. Lots of lost feathers, and it got to the point where the hens completely stopped laying due to the stress.

Thankfully the pastor of my church has 40-ish acres, a bunch of animals (chickens, guineas, sheep, dogs, a llama, peacock, and some others). Last weekend Snowball got re-homed.

I already ordered some more pullets to expand my flock. Called the hatchery yesterday and got a barred rock male added to my order. The homestead just feels so quiet without the crowing. I'm hoping a barred rock roo will be less of a problem due to the much smaller size.