Springfield Chicken Run! Cudd Frees Avian Detainees

[sheclown]

In the meantime, local, put out corn somewhere (other than your yard) and try to train them to go there.  They are congregating by your window because there is some benefit to doing so.  Make it more appealing to go elsewhere.

Be the chicken. oommm...

[sheclown]

I have a hard sided kennel that would work I think.

I can't even get my cat in the kennel when he's pissed.  But it is worth a try. 

[iloveionia]

OMG, after 7 pages of, well you know, CRAP, yippee!  A solution that saves the Roosters!  Finally!  Thank you!  Relocation is the right thing to do, thanks to those involved. 

[nvrenuf]

Avoid Hawaii. They are everywhere.

[Springfield Chicken]

I'd hate to see the chickens and/or roosters go, but I'd rather they be relocated by us than the chicken police.  As a daily observer of their habits, if one of you who want to do the relocation will call me, I have a couple of good suggestions I predict will work.

[uptowngirl]

I have a hard sided kennel that would work I think.

I can't even get my cat in the kennel when he's pissed.  But it is worth a try. 

I have lots of pillow cases too!

[Ernest Street]

You have got to play banjo music during the roundup..I heard it calms them.
Maybe stringing soft bird netting between a few trees can at least let you herd them into a pen of sorts...(could they tear that? would they?)
Be careful of the spurs!

[localresident]

2 things:

I would feel horrible about just dumping them off on someone else's front porch, they are really loud and I wouldn't wish that on anyone.  There are different ads on craigslists of local farms in the area that take urban roosters and use them for farm breeding.

Today they kind of stayed away, I heard them in the distance earlier than usual around 4:15am, but that's because I was up studying for a midterm today.  But I can happily say that when I did go to sleep around 6am they never made to my window and they kind of disappeared altogether around 9am and haven't been back since.  I think it's rooster karma ...either that or it's too chilly outside to be openly roaming the streets.

[uptowngirl]

They really did stay in and around Confederate park with minimal forays into the neighborhood until the city came out to round them up and slaughter them the first time around. After that we all started seeing them deeper in the neighborhood. Not sure if that scared them, they found better feeding grounds and less competetion, or they started nesting and just never went back :-(

[Jumpinjack]

Does the park attract vagrants? Hungry homeless + free range chickens = dinner
Free range dogs too love chicken in a non-friendly way.

[Springfield Chicken]

When the vacant lot next to us got cut back a couple weeks agao we saw the chickens there more frequently.  They do tend to begin the day nearer the condos but I can sleep through anything so you could put them in my bedroom and I'd be fine.

The feral cats don't seem to phase them and I've seen them lying around near each other and neither side seems to mind.  If we can find a way to make the rooster sleep in a bit longer in the morning or keep his opinions to himself then everyone is okay.  I just don't know how to reason with a chicken.

[riverside planner]

Avoid Hawaii. They are everywhere.

Key West as well.  Count me as another who misses the downtown roosters.  They always made me smile!

[sheclown]

you've got a fairly large master bedroom closet...hummm...perhaps we could rip out that carpet and set up some cages?

When the vacant lot next to us got cut back a couple weeks agao we saw the chickens there more frequently.  They do tend to begin the day nearer the condos but I can sleep through anything so you could put them in my bedroom and I'd be fine.

The feral cats don't seem to phase them and I've seen them lying around near each other and neither side seems to mind.  If we can find a way to make the rooster sleep in a bit longer in the morning or keep his opinions to himself then everyone is okay.  I just don't know how to reason with a chicken.

you've got a fairly large master bedroom closet...hummm...perhaps we could rip out that carpet and set up some cages?

[Springfield Chicken]

Dear Local Resident,
I live nearby and love the chickens.  But last night we had the windows open and I've now been listening to that rooster for at least 2 hours.  We had to close the windows.  Since it sounds like he's hanging out by your place, I can imagine that his rants are disturbing at best.
If we can avoid calling animal control and find a place to release him on some farm where he can crow to his heart's content, I'll work with you to catch him.  I have an idea what may work.
So if you agree and we can find him a new home with everyone's help, we can relocate him and leave the quiet flock where they are.
What do you think?

[localresident]

Hello All,

I didn't sleep here Monday night so yesterday I wasn't reminded of the noise until I got home but even then I was up and busy so it didn't bother me.  This morning they are at it again...and I find it AMAZING that the roosters and cats get along so well.  They literally walk past each other every day in the parking lot...I have never seen anything like it.

I'm going to try and get some sleep now...wish me luck.  Unfortunately there's a wooden fence around what I guess is the condo's generator and it's right outside my bedroom window, which is where they love to perch and get their crowing on, so this should be interesting.

Someone sent me an email about the condo association...we just changed board members, apparently folks were thousands in the red with association dues, hence why so much is left undone...like the relocation of the roosters. I've managed a condo community before and we would have never allowed this to go on for more than a day.

Anyhow, I got some new earplugs so maybe that will help. *fingers crossed*