Rooster started humping my TV remote.😱

[LaFemmeKatia]

It is sweet that you gave him a great life but he was wild. Why did you tame him? He plays an important role in the ecosystem. Is he an invasive species? Did his wing permanently break? Please don't do this again unless they are invasive.

Love Birds are not wild. Probably was a lost pet.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

You should rehome your rooster. It’s what’s best for him. Keeping him as is is what’s best for you. Put your birds needs before yours and rehome your rooster.

You are assuming that you know how the rooster feels. You have no idea how this rooster feels, he might be happy as a lark.
Dropping him off at a farm seems right to YOU, but the rooster might hate it there. After living his pampered life as a beloved pet, scuffling with a flock of chickens, fighting over food and pecking order, and maybe being some predator’s lunch might not make him happy.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Maybe you could trade the rooster for a gerbil or a hermit crab ya know something that would be happier indoors.

 

[BDutch]

Off-topic

XD Idk fren, 'round here that might be an insult... Have you seen my country's politicians? I'll pass!

Well I’ve only seen a few on this site of the ocean. Most of them not worthy for the Nobel price for peace i must admit.

We have a different system of democracy here. With 4 parties in our government. And many more that take part in the debates. So its very important to be great in communicating and bringing people together. In local politics we have many parties too. There its important they are working together too.

 

[roosterhavoc]

A post went missing. Lol guinea pigs are for eating not gerbils.

 

[HappyDuckie]

A post went missing. Lol guinea pigs are for eating not gerbils.

It went "missing" so I didn't offend anyone lol

 

[roosterhavoc]

It went "missing" so I didn't offend anyone lol

I know!

 

[Hei 20]

I know!

Y'all be nice now. A teenage rooster is reading these comments. LOL

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Fun fact, the gap between the extremes of a wild gerbils territory size and a wild chickens territory size is difference of about X10. Given that most people keep gerbils in cages that are only a few sqft, a single chicken should theoretically only need 10xs that amount. So, maybe 30ft? I think a chicken probably has that in a single room of an apartment. Additionally, gerbils are, like chickens, supposed to be colony animals in the wild but are often kept alone. Many finches live in colonies and often appear to maintain territories of up to 4 hectacres but are similarly only given a few square feet....

What we consider to be OK as housepets is not really based on their actual natural needs so much as "are they able to be kept mess free and are not used in other ways by our society". Domestics, on average, handle confinement better than wild animals but we put plenty of basically wild animals in confinement frequently like reptiles and parrots and rodents.

This really isn't any worse than most any other pet, unless someone has evidence to the contrary from a reliable source. TBH, I'm still waiting for any evidence that chickens are happier outdoors than in a pet situation - especially compared to other animals we view as acceptable pets.

 

[DogAndCat36]

Love Birds are not wild. Probably was a lost pet.

Yeah. I already apologized for my mistake.