A very dumb question on Roosters

[Sigarms]

See below. The fence and the roosters and barrels were recently put up.

I've actually seen this a couple of times over the last 20 years in NC, and this by far is the nicest one I've seen set up.

Why the barrels and roosters tied to a lead?

I understand the potential of aggression with males roaming freely, but I'm kind of scratching my head on why someone would deal with the logistics of setting it up? I just can't see the financial gain for selling roosters, but perhaps I'm missing the boat. Is there money in selling roosters?

 

[Fixastuff]

The best defense is a good offense?!?

 

[murphy1244]

I bet they are cock fighting these birds

 

[newbury]

I've seen housing for fowl similar to that for decades on my trips through the south. Never stopped to ask why. But they always had low shelters.

That looks like it would be a mess if a strong wind came through and blew over the barrels.
Are they for fighting roosters?

She said American birds — raised in states from California to Oklahoma to North Carolina — are highly prized around the world. Depending on the bird, she said they can be sold anywhere from $75 to upwards of $2,000, often to international buyers in countries including Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico and the Philippines.

linky to quote & pic

 

[Alan W.]

Use to see those all over here in KY. Since they have cracked down on cockfighting you rarely see them.

 

[beckmurph]

Cock fighting.

 

[masseyrider]

When I was a knee high to Chihuahua someone left a fighting cock with my father.
He left a couple sacks of feed and gave Pa a $50 to just let him run with our free range chickens.
This rooster chased everything. We couldn't have our own rooster.
The German shepherds weren't immune or anything else.
He almost bought it when he jumped my father and scratched his back while Pa was bent over a water barrel rinsing himself off after a day in the field.
When the guy came in the fall he gave Pa a $100 for keeping Killer.
He wanted to do it the next year but Pa said no, once was enough.
$150 back then was good change.

 

[BackRoad]

Not knowing any better, I went to an illegal cock fight in Louisiana back when I was in my early 20's.

Hard to describe the amount and velocity of money that passed hands.

Death fights using long, slender, 3 inch silver spurs fastened to their legs...handlers seemingly kissing their roosters, blowing air into their beaks to give them air to continue the fight...blood and gore...

Piles of dead roosters just for the bet.

This Yankee boy lasted less time than some of those roosters...

 

[Sigarms]

Considering cock fighting in a felony in NC, I didn't give the notion much of an idea.

The more I read up on it, can't help but think it's a 50/50 bet its on cock fighting.

That said, not certain I'd build a fence and put all that crap up in my front yard for everyone to see driving by the road if I was thinking about making money doing something illegal.

Although I'm not a choir boy by any means (particularly in my youth), can honestly say I never made money illegally.

Guess the difference between roosters and dogs is you don't have to train the roosters...

Guess the simplest way to find out if anything illegal going on is to follow the money trail (along with shipping), if you actually wanted to spend your time on it.

 

[Quaffer]

This rooster chased everything.

Sounds like one bad hombre!!