OK I found a chicken... yes found in a park near some allotments. Obviously it escaped from the allotments but noone seems to know who it belongs to. I have now had it for 3 days. My husband said he heard it crowing(I have trouble believing this but he is convinced) So going to assume it is a rooster. I don't have any real space for him or the ability to provide a coop so he is currently sleeping in the house on the night and staying in the yard during the day. I got a crate to put him in to keep him safe in the house but this leaves him nowhere to perch if roosters do this? He is into everything in the yard has already destroyed a few of my prized plants but it is ok I should have known....

I have called the council but they didn't seem to care I know people with chickens but I believe they would just cull him if I asked them to take him on as they are the type of people who get battery hens to use for eggs and kill them if they don't lay. I don't want to give him to them.

I don't even know if I am feeding it the right stuff as I went to the pet shop and the guy insisted it was what he needed but I don't think it is enough. The food is wheat and chick feed.

Any ideas suggestions comments will be appreciated as long as they are contructive. Thanks all.

Eat it
If you don't want to, you might try handing it in to your nearest RSAPCA. Ther ones here in SA taki in poultry, your might too. Or try finding it a home.

If you do not have any information about chicken housing nor the space required to build him a coop, you should find him a new home. This way you will insure, he will have proper care. I would recommend you to search for forums about chickens and post ads there, there are many chicken breeders that will readily take this rooster off your hands.

Emma

Ahhh i hope he finds a home very soon my dad has chickens on his land but only the female variety

I am wondering if you found him a new home?

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Hiya, yea he went to a guy who works for the RSPCA I called them as he was doing what roosters do best in the wee hours of the morning. I can't wait until my allotment is ready to get some hens

Oh yeah I used to have some hens on the allotment but some of the one's nearby were eaten by a fox so we moved them
Last year we had a cockerel (called Victor lol) i am a really heavy sleeper but he drove my family mad
Good luck!

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"The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals"
You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us!"
"Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.”