Meet the Roos
Every one of these birds are unique and has a personality of his own. It's our privilege to get to know them, and our responsibility to protect them. He are our current residents.
Nacho
Nacho, our 1st rescue. He was hatched in a kindergarten classroom with his brothers Cain and Koda, then given away to a backyard chicken farmer. Once he started crowing, he was no longer wanted because roosters were prohibited.
Koda
Koda, our 2nd rescue. He was hatched in a kindergarten classroom with his brothers Cain and Nacho, then given away to a backyard chicken farmer. Once he started crowing, he was no longer wanted because roosters were prohibited.
Tshua
Tshua, our 4th rescue. He was found, fostered, and named by donor Amy Leinen. He was going to be used in a religious ritual. Now, Tshua can be found some evenings sleeping in mom's robe, and plays music by pecking on a colorful toy xylophone! His personality is out of this world.
Kipper
Kipper, our 5th rescue. He escaped a cockfighting operation in Colorado. He was found near death and nursed back to health by a vet for a couple of months and then made his journey to us. You will notice he looks different than our other rescues, as it is a common practice in cockfighting to cut off their combs and wattles. Kipper was named by donor Shari Maci and her son Bradley.
Giles
Giles, our 9th rescue. He's a little tiny guy with a giant personality. Someone had him in their yard tied to a tree by one leg. He managed to twist the rope around the tree and got his legs and neck stuck. Luckily the neighbor called animal control and they took him in. He was named by donor Marie DuCharme.
Richard
Richard, our 10th rescue. He was found on the streets of suburbia, most likely dumped because he was unwanted or prohibited. He has seen some cold nights in his past, comb tips have fallen off due to frostbite. He was named by donor Kelly Tope.
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard is our 12th rescue. He was seized from a cockfighting operation in Colorado. He was named by donor Gina Easley.
Vitto
Vitto is our 13th rescue. He was seized from a cockfighting operation in Colorado. He was named by donor Joan Stepp Smith.
Louie
Louie is our 14th rescue. He was seized from a cockfighting operation in Colorado. He was named by donor Becky Hopkins.
Logan
Logan, our 15th rescue. He was living with a nice family in WI but the neighbors were not having it. He was named by donor Molly Emery.
Woodstock
Woodstock, our 16th rescue. He was living with a nice family in WI but the neighbor wasn't having it. He was named by donors Cathy and Jeff Gunderson.
Simon Colbert
Simon, our 17th rescue. He was found as a stray and has a very sweet and gentle personality. He was named by donor Jess Karjalainen.
Kincaid
Kincaid, our 18th rescue. He was rescued from a religious sacrifice. He is a Cornish Cross chicken, the type bred for "food." He will need to be on a restricted diet for his lifetime because they are bred to grow very large very fast. He was named by donor Jennifer Driscoll.
Vega
Vega, our 19th rescue. He was rescued from a religious sacrifice. He is a Cornish Cross chicken, the type bred for "food." He will need to be on a restricted diet for his lifetime because they are bred to grow very large very fast. He was named by donor Jody Mutzenberger.
Ray
Ray, our 23rd rescue. He was homeless and cold on the streets until our friend Amy found him and brought him to safety. He was named by donor Jen Andrews.
Ginger
Ginger, our 24th rescue. He was found in May 2017 being trampled on by other chicks in a store at 2 days old so someone put him in their pocket and took him home, thinking he was a she. Once he started crowing, he was no longer allowed by the county. We don’t normally take “oops roosters” but we took Ginger under the condition that the “buyer” agreed to never buy chicks again.
Thompson
Thompson, our 25th rescue. He was purchased as a 2 day old chick from a store in May 2017. The buyer thought he was a she and once he started crowing, he was no longer allowed by the county. We don’t normally take “oops roosters” but we took Thompson under the condition that the “buyer” agreed to never buy chicks again.
Strut
Strut is our 26th rescue. He was found wandering in St. Paul near a warehouse with another rooster and hen. He was named by Clara Bordwell.
Joey
Joey is our 27th rescue. He was found wandering in St. Paul near a warehouse with another rooster and hen. He was named by TJ Long.
Triton
Triton is our 28th rescue. He was found after escaping certain death at a slaughterhouse. He is very sweet and we are honored to have him join our family. He was named by his rescuers. Photo not Captured by Brooke
Alfalfa
Alfalfa is our 29th rescue. He was rescued from Kaporos 2018, a religious mass sacrifice performed annually in Brooklyn, NY.
Flo-Rida
Flo-Rida is our 31st rescue. He is an “oops rooster” and after turning a year old the neighbors complained about his crowing. The police were going to seize him so he came here. The nice lady who cared for him for a year used to sing to him and his favorite song is “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
Reggie
Reggie is our 32nd rescue. He was found wandering in a daycare parking lot. He is a tiny little sweet bird and we are so lucky to have him! He was named by our lovely board member Dan Kigelman.
Buster
Buster is our 33rd rescue. A man was walking his dog in St. Paul and saw Buster in a box in the gutter, thinking he was a stuffed animal. When Duane leaned over he saw Buster blink so he took him home and networked until he found us. Buster is an ex-fighter who was used and exploited and then dumped like trash, with injuries to his head. He is unbelievably trusting and we think he realizes he is safe in his forever home. Cockfighting is illegal in the United States.
Bubbles
Bubbles is our 35th rescue. A dog found him and brought him home to his vegan parents and luckily there wasn't a scratch on him! The family attempted to find his home and without any luck they found out about us. Bubbles was named by our board member Sammy.