I get tired of seeing this kind of stuff too. It angers me, mostly. But I try not to let the neglectful owners know. My background has been in dog rescue, so I hate to report, people neglecting or mistreating chickens is not because they are a fad. No manner or breed of animal bird or fish is immune.
Have you thought about going to see your Neighbor? You could even say you were looking for one of yours. Sometimes people are just ignorant. I don't know how, with the amount of info we have at our fingertips, but some people just don't care to research? If you are nice, and can hopefully get them asking you some questions, and especially if you are willing to help by teaching her/him, you may be able to upgrade the bird's home to the minimum standard care.
The problem is usually money. But if chickens start getting preyed upon, frozen, sick, lost, then that's money down the tubes too.
Have you thought about going to see your Neighbor? You could even say you were looking for one of yours. Sometimes people are just ignorant. I don't know how, with the amount of info we have at our fingertips, but some people just don't care to research? If you are nice, and can hopefully get them asking you some questions, and especially if you are willing to help by teaching her/him, you may be able to upgrade the bird's home to the minimum standard care.
The problem is usually money. But if chickens start getting preyed upon, frozen, sick, lost, then that's money down the tubes too.
