10/05/2026
URGENT — ROOSTER RESCUE NEEDED IN POMFRET, VT
A rooster has been abandoned near the Amity Natural Area in Pomfret for the past couple of weeks. The person who reached out to us posted locally looking for an owner, but no one has come forward, and he was spotted again yesterday.
With colder weather coming and predators around, we’d love to get this guy safely contained and into a home.
If anyone in or near Pomfret can help catch him, transport him, foster him, or give him a permanent home, please reach out!
For anyone nearby who is willing to try catching him, here are a few of the easiest methods:
- Watch him around dusk and figure out where he roosts for the night. Once chickens settle in after dark, they’re MUCH easier to safely catch. Have a crate ready and secure his wings against his body when picking him up.
- Set up a dog crate/carrier with food inside and attach a long rope to the door. Give him space to go inside, then pull the door shut from a distance and secure it.
- If he’s regularly visiting the same area, start putting food in one specific spot or inside an open crate so he gets comfortable going there.
Please don’t chase him around if you can avoid it, that usually just makes a loose chicken more frightened and harder to catch.
I’m also happy to walk someone through catching him if you’re nearby and willing to help but aren’t sure what to do.
Please share, especially with anyone in the Pomfret/Woodstock/Upper Valley area.
Let’s get this boy somewhere safe.
And spread the word to stop abandoning these poor animals! If you can’t handle a rooster don’t own chickens.
