Sounds like a good idea, I will ask them and once my net from temu arrives I will give it a go...only problem is that I'm not sure how easy it will be, I might have to recruit some friends for help. Or maybe I can ask to go in at night time when they're sleeping...
At night time would probably be easiest to catch them, although it would be harder to find the ones you want in the dark. I've never caught a chicken with a net, but I've seen it done, and it's much easier than catching them by hand. You might need a helper to untangle the chicken once you've caught it, but you could probably manage by yourself if you had to.
I grew up raising small animals for meat. The idea of dumping my animals was never considered. Are there no hungry people in your town that would not enjoy a chicken or duck dinner? Is there no one left that knows how to butcher poultry?
Nothing about this thread makes sense to me. Sorry.
A couple years ago I watched a YouTube video from or about Joel Salatin and his method of disposing of his old laying hens. He said they were not worth butchering on his farm. He would just kill the old hens and feed them to his pigs, feathers and all. The pigs don't care and ate everything. I thought that was a good use of his old hens, to feed his hogs.
Good for anyone that wants to take a few birds and rehome them as pets, or whatever. Of course, I support that.
I just don't see rehoming a few birds would ever solve the overcrowding problem and the poor conditions that those animals appear to be living in.
It just upsets me to hear about some people not accepting the responsibility of the small animals that they choose to have and just dump them off in some overcrowded community poultry pen when they are no longer wanted. I think what you are dealing with is a people problem more than a crowded community poultry pen of discarded birds. End of late night rant...
I'm guessing people here have a misguided belief that dumping your roo is better than eating them cos at least they get to live... Australians are actually unfortunately not as thrifty or homestead minded as Americans are. They prefer buying their meat chickens from the grocery rather than culling their own chickens, despite the cost of groceries being ridiculously high in this country. Australians are an over regulated bunch of people who don't think outside the box and tend to follow the crowd, unfortunately.... That's my view after living for over. 20 years here. However it's only been 1 year since living in a country town, before I lived in big cities. There are also far less animal rescues in Australia than America, and being a small town of only a few thousand with the nearest big town 90 minutes drive away, the options for dealing with unwanted pets and roos are limited. Still, not an excuse. You're absolutely right that this is a people problem...id go as far as to say people here treat animals as far more disposable and less care than people living in the big cities. Dogs are always walking in the streets here, their owners just don't care enough to close their gates and fences ...that, or they lock their dogs in metal cages, there is like no in between...very sad situation here in Charters Towers. Don't get me started on crime or bad drivers. It's a shit little town, forgive my language
Good idea, ironically I'll still have to ask for permission cos the local council here has an authority complex from last experiences (small minded people with big egos in small town) and yes while the big cities are fine, small towns treat their animals shittily here in Australia. Believe me that this 'sanctuary' is one of the better ones as some people dump their roosters on the highway, I saw a few at a rest stop between charters towers and townsville. 'Straya, mate...a lot of Australians are feral bogans... forgive my language.It doesn't surprise me of a half baked bird sanctuary in a park in this country, I have seen crazier things
Could you put some signs on the fence that tell people that they can take their roos to the pound instead of dumping them?
Only problem is that they roost in the trees at nihht ...I've watched them go high up the tree branches around dusk...maybe I can only get the hens when they're broody on their nests
I imagine that might be the case. I was just raised a different way and was taught different responsibilities in the care of small animals. In fact, I was taught by my grandfather how to butcher the animals before I was ever allowed to raise my own. That experience served me well when I later raised my own meat animals or had to cull stock. At least, I think I was taught a better way to care for animals than dumping them when no longer wanted.
As you said this is Straya and all councils are like that. Is there a guide for lost dog signs and the like where you are? If there is then maybe you would be able to follow that guide line to put them up.
