There is a rooster who has been sighted a few blocks from me and there have been multiple posts on Nextdoor about him. Some people in the area do have chickens although I don't know what zoning is or if the rooster is allowed but that does not bother me either way. His MO is that he stays within about a 1 or 2 block area and some people would like to rescue him and get him to a decent home. This morning I walked to his normal location and found him crowing on the front porch of a house and pecking for food on the lawn as if he was eating. He looks thin, but I don't know how roosters are supposed to look. I went home and got some cracked corn and some small grain dog food and put it out for him. He ran to get the corn but when I put more on the sidewalk where people have been trying to feed him he came over and ate only a little bit of it. He did not try to run from me, but I made no attempt to touch him and he was fine with about a 10 foot distance between us.
Does he sound lost? Abandoned? Do roosters roam around like a stray dog would? My husband says that they don't leave their general area but I am not sure he knows that for a fact. What do they eat? Does he need to be rescued? I brought a good sized dog crate with me but it was clear that he was not going to walk into it for the food so I did not try that.
Does he sound lost? Abandoned? Do roosters roam around like a stray dog would? My husband says that they don't leave their general area but I am not sure he knows that for a fact. What do they eat? Does he need to be rescued? I brought a good sized dog crate with me but it was clear that he was not going to walk into it for the food so I did not try that.
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