Springfield Chicken Run! Cudd Frees Avian Detainees

Ernest Street · October 12, 2010, 11:36:01 PM

J..I nickname that struttin' rooster in your middle 2 pics,"General Beauregard"..or just "Beau".

named after Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (5-28-1818-2-20-1893)
He seemed to see you photographing him and decided to be "Cock of The Walk" with his chest puffing and tail display...
Thanks for the great pics!

uptowngirl · October 13, 2010, 07:10:45 AM

Quote from: sheclown on October 11, 2010, 05:51:06 PM
We need a chicken sanctuary. Wrought iron fenced area (so dogs can't get in) or picket fence even --something that they can squeeze in and out of. A small pond for water, covered feeders, some hay or straw in case they get an urge to lay some eggs, and then they would leave local alone.

Do you think Mack would let us use one of his abandoned foundations for this? Chickens like to be higher up, they could perch on the plumbing pipes which come out of the concrete.

There is one of those on e5th, three lots up from Walnut, vacant houses on all sides (so no one to disturb?)

avs · October 13, 2010, 08:07:26 AM

Sustainable Springfield will be happy to help with the day to day care of the chickens. I always thought a sanctuary right there in the park would be great, since the chickens and the park belong to everyone...perhaps the zoo would help with this?

Springfield Chicken · October 13, 2010, 08:43:35 AM

As you can imagine, I'm in support of anything that saves the chickens. But as you are designing the sanctuary, keep in mind chickens can fly. They go over fences, roost in trees, etc. AND so do hawks. There is one hawk in the area that has single handedly kept the chicken population in check. Of the 20 or so chicks hatched this spring only 2 have made it past chicken puberty. So design features need to take that into account.

sheclown · October 13, 2010, 09:31:50 AM

It's a tough world.

They probably need a covered area to run to for protection.

tpot · October 13, 2010, 04:15:47 PM

Well you have the hawk and I know some SPR neighbors that go down there and destroy the eggs because they don't want any more ducks/chickens in the park....

sheclown · October 13, 2010, 05:06:52 PM

no way.

ChriswUfGator · October 13, 2010, 05:50:39 PM

Quote from: tpot on October 13, 2010, 04:15:47 PM
Well you have the hawk and I know some SPR neighbors that go down there and destroy the eggs because they don't want any more ducks/chickens in the park....

Sounds like a SPAR initiative...

KuroiKetsunoHana · October 13, 2010, 06:09:42 PM

maybe we can get the 40 days ov life people involved.

Springfielder · October 13, 2010, 06:42:25 PM

the Muscovy ducks that the city stole...guess they didn't realize that those ducks are good for eating mosquitoes and other pesky insects....not that they care. As for people going to destroy the eggs...people are sick

localresident · October 16, 2010, 09:49:55 AM

Ok guys, so being awakened at 6:30am on a Saturday morning has got to stop...either we're going to have to get this done this week or I really am going to have to call animal control.

KuroiKetsunoHana · October 16, 2010, 10:00:49 AM

buy yourself a pair ov earplugs and go engage in some autoÃ«roticism--i'm pretty sure they were there before you were, and if there is a kind and loving god (my sig. notwithstanding) they'll be there when you leave.

nvrenuf · October 16, 2010, 05:53:13 PM

Quote from: localresident on October 16, 2010, 09:49:55 AM
Ok guys, so being awakened at 6:30am on a Saturday morning has got to stop...either we're going to have to get this done this week or I really am going to have to call animal control.

Several people have offered to assist in relocating the offending roosters. Have you gotten in touch with them yet to schedule a round-up?

Springfield Chicken · October 16, 2010, 07:55:50 PM

Bill is moving to a farm in Tennessee with 6 acres and room for chickens. If you can hang in there awhile longer, he can take the noisy roosters with him. Not that I asked him, you understand.

Ernest Street · October 16, 2010, 10:22:14 PM

Start by going to Standard Feed ..very close to Beaver St,and get some Chicken Feed. String a trail over to KurolKetsunoHana's place so they can hang out a while and sling some rooster vibe around.
Everybody should be empathetic enough to view things through the other persons eyeballs..or Rooster Crowin' ears in this case...just saying my 1/2 cent.