Cockadoodledoo: Calgary Humane Society is trying to find a home for two roosters

For around $20 each, you could wake up to “cockadoodledoo” every morning.

It’s not every day you see a rooster up for adoption in the city but the Calgary Humane Society (CHS) has two looking for an acreage or farm to call home.

The two roosters were surrendered to the facility in December because their owner had some health complications and was no longer able to care for them, CHS director of communication Weston Jacques says.

As Jacques explains, Lord Cluckington and Sir Rooster lll have been quite vocal since arriving at the facility.

“They definitely cockadoodledoo,” he laughs, adding he can hear their chatter from his office.

“As much as they may not like to be picked up, if you were to sit in their enclosure, they would happily hop on you. And they’ve been known to sit on the shoulder of some of our staff here. So, I'd say they're relatively friendly.”

A unique bird

The two-year-old roosters are known as the unique silkies breed.

“They have these beautiful silk feathers and very fuzzy feet. They’ve also got these really interesting hairdos.”

Because silkies are typically a more docile type of chicken and roosters, they should easily blend into their new home.

“I think they would be fantastic additions to anyone who’s already got a chicken coop of their own and is looking to add a rooster to their flock,” Jacques says, adding they could be adopted together or separately.

“We’re looking for a unique home like an acreage or farm somewhere outside of the city limits.”

All animals welcome

It might be a rare sighting to see roosters at a city shelter, but it highlights the importance of the work the facility does, Jacques says.

“It’s a great highlight for Calgary Humane Society as an open admission shelter,” he says.

“We will take any animal of any species that needs our help, and give them the care that they need, and ideally find them their next forever home.”

That includes both farm and exotic animals.

“During the time I’ve been here, we’ve had chickens and roosters, we’ve had pigs, we’ve had goats. So it’s not just your typical dog, cat, and hamster,” Jacques says, adding they currently also have a pigeon under medical watch before being put up for adoption.

“We provide them the medical care and the behaviour socialization or whatever they need from that department and set them on success to their next forever home.”