How to help a rooster
Homeless roosters are a side-effect from backyard chicken keeping. When you purchase chicks, 30% are incorrectly sexed and nearly every backyard flock ends up with a rooster even though this was unintended by the purchaser. We receive over 200 requests to take in unwanted roosters every year. Our requirements for surrendering a rooster may appear strict, but we are attempting to mitigate a wide-spread problem created by people buying chicks and/or hatching eggs.
Rooster Program
When we take in a rooster from a private party, we require the surrender of his entire flock. It’s emotionally stressful for a rooster to suddenly lose his flock and it isn’t his fault that you chose to keep chickens somewhere that doesn’t also allow roosters. All hens here already have a bonded rooster, therefore your rooster would have no companions.
$1,000 surrender fee in cash or money order is required to purchase suitable housing for him and his flock which ensures he is safe from being injured by current resident roosters and they are all safe from predators.
We require a signed contract stating that you agree to never purchase farm animals in the future and that if you adopt animals your home is properly zoned to keep those animals regardless of sex or size.
As a reminder, as much as it seems to be the only option left, dumping animals is illegal, whether it occurs in underpopulated wooded areas, or in the middle of a downtown area; and chickens cannot be expected to survive on their own foraging skills alone after being provided for. While we're being forthcoming about survival, it should also be noted that animal shelters are not the ideal place for leaving your chickens. Shelters usually don't have much space for fowl, and chickens there have a low chance of rescue and a high chance of being euthanized.
We can also suggest using this LINK to assist with rehoming.
This link below will take you to even more great rooster information, including how to ask your city/town to allow roosters.
