Stuck with a rooster

[Tusck]

Hi all,

Live in suburban Philly, took my dogs outside at lunch time, turned around and there is a rooster standing by my porch like he owns the place. None of my immediate neighbors have a flock, so I started walking around seeing if I can could ask around, which lead me to a few streets away. Left a note to see if they lost a rooster but no response yet.

So that leads me to now. It's 6:30, there is a rooster in a dog kennel in my garage, and I have no idea what to do with it.

Thanks

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC! Can you file a found rooster report at your local animal control?

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Definitely contact animal control. He needs a proper home and food.

 

[N F C]

Hope you can find the guy's owner soon. If you can't, maybe you'd like to start your own flock?

 

[Tusck]

They are closed for the night, I probably should have called earlier but I thought I found his home and wanted to give them a chance to call me. It's hot here, he has water, so I'm a bit worried about it over night.

 

[orloffer]

Welcome to BYC! There is so much to see, do, and learn here! Good luck finding the rooster's home!

 

[Tusck]

Start my own flock? My daughter already named him so I'm damn near there I guess... My dogs are already not happy about a random rooster out there.

 

[black_cat]

Welcome to BYC!
It's good that you were able to get it in a dog crate, as it probably would have been killed wandering around. I'm *pretty sure* *someone correct me if I'm wrong* you can feed it some scrambled eggs, or some plain oatmeal. If you were to start your own flock, you would need to get 6 or 7 chicks and wait for them to grow up before you can introduce them. If you can get grown hens from anywhere, that would be good. You would also need to build them a coop to live in outside.

 

[casportpony]

Can you go to Tractor Supply and get him a small back of chick starter?

 

[Isaac 0]

Hello, and Welcome to BackYard Chickens! So glad you decided to join! Make yourself at home here.

Have a great day!