there is such an overflow of roosters all over the country alexandra caswell says the farm sanctuary north of los angeles is at capacity with roosters and the organizations' three locations across the country saw over 400 chickens last year, more than they have ever received. part of the problem is when ordering chickens for personal use, most suppliers such as my pet chicken dot com, ship them through the us mail-arriving alongside your cable bill and birthdays cards. the hens come "artificially bred"-that's food industry speak for ready to lay eggs. this causes reproductive problems for the young chicks that prevent them from producing eggs after age two. leaving many people at a loss for what to do when the eggs stop coming. caswell says that when mail order chickens arrive at your door step, roosters are thrown into the mix as fillers, and because only the female chickens can lay eggs, people have no use for them. a lot of cities in los angeles are being approved for hens, but not roosters. so those roosters, they can't keep them and they being dumped at shelters or released out