HELP! my neighbors abandoned their rooster!

[birdbrain2]

i would keep him for a few, take a picture and put a free add on craigslist.
i just sold 20 chicks in 10 minutes.

 

[PortageGirl]

Just think of the fun you can have building a coop like one of these!!! > https://www.backyardchickens.com/coopdesigns.html and then picking out a few pretty hens to keep him company!

Yes, we're feeding the addiction... "Resistance is futile!!"

 

[coffeelady3]

How much you wanna bet we've got yet another chicken convert! Come over to the dark side!!!

 

[FrenchHen]

The force is strong with this one...
they knew where to go for help...
registered...

you can't resist the power of the dark side...

 

[Shared Acres]

The pound here takes them and auctions off the livestock.

Post an ad on Craigslist.

 

[momofdrew]

Actually in most places it is illegal to abandon an animal...I hope your ex neighbors are found and fined...leaving it out in the snowto freeze or starve.. knowing it wouldnt be able to find food

You are kind and thank you for rescuing the poor animal

 

[Granolamom]

If you're out there looking for him in the dark, take a flashlight, and look UP. If he's forced to sleep outside, due to being "homeless", he's probably in a tree, or other elevated place, because it makes him feel safer. (One of my hens is an escape artist and got caught in the dark the other night. Took me forever to find her, until I went from looking on the ground all around the coop, fearing for the worst, to looking up into the bushes and tree branches. There she was, fast asleep in the magnolia! All I had to do was pluck her out of there like a fuzzy, ripe fruit)

 

[coffeelady3]

Quote:
You go, Master Yoda....well, i suppose that would have been Darth Vader. (Yeah, I'm a dork!)

In all serious though, if you do decide to keep him, you can do so pretty cheaply, My coop is just a 3'x 4' doghouse that I put a lockable door on. You can find tons of them on Craigslist. I can give you pics of my doghouse conversion, if you're interested.

 

[sammi]

he's most likely roosting in a tree.

water cooked oatmeal..not soupy..
eggs, etc..are good options..he does need some good protein since he's not eaten, and it's cold.
even a little canned beef cat food..
sunflower seeds..
not too much of the other wild bird seed..

if you're interested in keeping him..a little layer feed and scratch is ok for roos.

poor little guy..
what state are you in?

 

[Kung Foo Chicken]

You might try a Freecycle near you. Some of those people always takes roos from me. The animal control here will only shoot the chicken as they only deal with cats and dogs and don't have the facility or budget to handle exotic/farm animals.