🐓 The Rooster Roster!

Did someone forward you this email? Then, 👇

Welcome to the Rooster Roster! We have a medium-short list of new birds for you this week, which means not many birds were surrendered this week! Woohoo! Do you wish we’d change something about this newsletter? Do you like this newsletter? Do you just want to email someone? Reply to this email and give us your feedback! We love to hear from our fellow bird lovers.

Here’s what we have for you this week:

• 🥊 Drafts vs. Ventilation

• 🧤 Some hens looking for a warmer home this winter

• 😵 A visit from the Grimm Peeper

• 🌟 Oohs and aahs for the new golden rooster on top of Notre Dame

• ❤️ Our heartfelt thanks for being with us as we try to find homes for all our feathery friends.

Now that we’ve ditched the clickable table of contents to save space, just scroll to your state in their alphabetical order, because you’re an adult who knows your ABCs. 💁‍♀️

One tip: we highlight birds that are NEW to their shelters, so we recommend also browsing through your local shelter’s adoptable animals to see if you can spot any older hidden gems waiting for you, or even birds pending a stray hold that you could be first in line to see when they become available. Get to know your local shelter’s system and you will have a leg up on adopting the bird of your dreams! 🔎

California

• South Los Angeles - a flock of three hens, described as gray, black, and red

• Baldwin Park - Howard

• Ventura County/Camarillo - a black rooster and a white rooster

• Orange County - Lady Benedict, Big Boy, and Rupert

• Rancho Cucamonga - Cluck Norris 

• Moreno Valley - a solo Muscovy duck

Colorado

• Loveland - Mr. Kellogs

Connecticut

• New London/Thompson - Five laying hens

Maine

• Portland area - Free Salmon Faverolle Rooster

• Cape Elizabeth - Rhode Island Red Rooster

• Wiscasset - Lavender Orpington Rooster

Massachusetts

• Boston/Lunenburg - lots of 2 year old laying hens

Maryland

• Derwood/Montgomery Country - Rhode Island Red Hen

• Frederick - Banjo the parakeet

New Hampshire

• Plymouth - A rooster who is ‘good with the ladies’

New York

• Marathon - 10 ISA brown laying hens

• Rensselaer Falls - “older hens” for sale

• Albany/Galway - Red sexlink hens that need “a warmer home”

New Jersey

• Rockaway - six free healthy layer hens

Nevada

• Las Vegas - Mundungus, Cornflake, Henifer, Cluck, and the Grimm Peeper

Virginia

• Alexandria - a male finch

🥶 Warm AND Dry?? 🥶

The entire United States is experiencing colder than average temperatures! Since you’re a caring poultry parent, you probably know how to keep your birds safe in this sudden winter weather. You’ve given your birds some fluffy bedding, insulated their coop, and are keeping their water thawed.

You probably also know that a draft-free coop is the best way to let chickens use their natural feathery insulation to stay warm. But did you know that ventilation is also a key component of a properly winterized coop? Yes, the right air flow in the coop can be good! A draft is wind that ruffles chicken feathers and saps their body heat. Ventilation removes moisture from the air and is a critical measure in preventing the frostbite that can form on chicken faces and feet during cold weather.

It may seem like ventilation and draft protection are at odds, but you CAN have both! See specific differences between drafts and ventilation, along with some examples of good ventilation in this post. 🌬️

Did you fall in love with one of these birds today? Send us a photo of your adopted bird for a chance to be featured in a future edition of the Rooster Roster and on our social media pages! 🤳

Remember: If you know someone who’s in the market for a new avian friend, or just loves to look at pictures of birds, forward them this newsletter! If you have suggestions for future newsletter issues, please reply to this email to let us know. Thank you THANK YOU for being a subscriber! 📧

🎹 This is the end, so you’re free to get on top of your piano practice. ←