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Frankie the Rooster

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My husband found a rooster while out hiking in the woods. I think he is full grown and he seems to be friendly so I thought we would quickly find his owner. What we found out was that he was most likely dumped and nobody wants him. We have posted on Craig’s list, face book and Nextdoor, also called several sanctuaries and shelters and asked most everyone I came in contact with. I have checked in RI where we live also NH where we have a vacation home. We have had him for 3 weeks now and have decided to keep him, but don’t know the first thing about care of a rooster. We don’t have or want chickens. We also travel frequently. Any advice would be appreciate. ( Please don’t tell me to kill him or give him to someone to kill, and I’ve had enough of chicken soup, fried chicken, chicken dinner jokes. I don’t find them funny )
 
Hi there & welcome.
you might want to look at Shadrach’s Understanding your rooster article & indeed a few of his other articles. It is from observations of free ranging chicken tribes however he’s a Roosterist through & through so a real alternative to the “send them to freezer camp” narrative.

I too do not find comments about chicken tikka, roast dinner or similar funny when someone is referring to my little flock.
People don’t say that about any other pet so why is it ok to say it about chickens? :he

I rescued a 2 day old bantam chick who turned out to be a roo & got him 3 girlfriends. They are such a joy to watch & the Roos are sooo handsome!

It’s not for everyone and they are social animals but I’m betting there are others who just own a rooster either on this website or others.
Have a look around & see what you can find. You’ll soon get a feel for information you can trust. An example - there is conflicting information about whether layers pellets are OK for a rooster. Me, I’d rather err on the side of caution and feed growers pellets with separate calcium sources for the girls. In the US it seems you can get all flock pellets.

This site has many, many useful articles &, if in doubt you can always ask, someone is bound to be able to help

Good luck
 

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Hello and Welcome to BYC!
He would be happier with another chicken for companionship but will adapt to being an only child. If you show him that you care about him and spend some time with him he just may make a good friend for you. I have a rooster that I want to make a harness for so I can take him for walks around the property here.
 
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Hi, kind of you to take in the rooster. Since you've decided to keep him, you'll need to have proper housing for him...do you have a coop?
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No. We kept him in my garden at first now we moved the garden fence so it is against a shed. We now let him run free during tha day and lock him in the shed at night. I bought a 30-40 pound bag of chicken scratch, which I have since learned is treat food.
 
Frankie the Rooster said:
No. We kept him in my garden at first now we moved the garden fence so it is against a shed. We now let him run free during tha day and lock him in the shed at night. I bought a 30-40 pound bag of chicken scratch, which I have since learned is treat food.
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:welcome
It would be best to get him flock raiser, grower, or all flock feed, as it doesn’t have extra calcium and has a better protein percentage. Good luck with your rooster!
 

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