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Rooster rescue?? Dublin

  • 14-08-2014 2:23pm
    #1
    alison_q
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭


    Hi All,

    There's a rooster wandering around the Industrial Estate where i work (in Dublin, right by the M50) I cant imagine where it may have come from but I'm feeling a bit bad for the guy. he will very likely be knocked down where he is.
    Is there anyone I can get in touch with? I called the DSPCA who said that they cannot come out unless I catch it first. If I tried that, Id prob end up accidentally hurting him rather than helping.
    Any ideas?


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  • #2
    aonb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭aonb


    People think nothing of dumping surplus cockerals :mad: They buy some cute chicks, or breed them, and discover they have too many cockerals :mad:

    To catch him, put some food down - break some bread up into small pieces - lots of them, so that he will be busy for a minute. You approach him slowly and quietly, Hopefully he will be so busy eating, this will work - put your hands on each side underneath his belly, 'trapping' his wings with your arms. Or you can just scoop him up with 1 arm underneath, and the other hand use across his back to hold his wings down. Have a box ready, and put something on top to prevent him getting out.

    Watch out for spurs on his legs and his claws - sharp! His peck wont hurt (just a surprise!). The trick is to get him into your arms, pinning his wings! DONT hold him by the legs upside-down! Once you get him into a box, and its dark he will quieten. Then you can call the DSPCA - or bring him there. Good luck & well done trying to rescue him.


  • #3
    Knine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Knine


    We had this issue last summer. We used a dog crate to catch him in the end. It is quite difficult to catch them.

    The DSPCA do not rehome Cockerals. They PTS. I know this because I asked for their help. We were lucky in that one of the Staff in Dublin Zoo was looking for a Cockeral for their hens.


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