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So you've got a rooster you need to find a home for. Unfortunately, we can't take more roosters at this time because we have too many roosters as it is and we would need to build pens and coops before we could take any additional ones, something we don't have the money to do at this time. But we do have a few suggestions that may help.
1. Likely you can keep them if you can mitigate the crowing. A coop or shed can help. Even a fenced off corner of a garage can work if the garage doesn't have windows or you can cover them up. Then you just shut them in at night and don't let them out in the morning until you think the neighbors would be fine with them crowing, around 8 a.m. maybe. Just be sure to give them places where they can perch and water. If you don't have a coop, you could keep them in a large cage in the house at night or a dark room that you don't mind getting dirty (again, you'll want to create perches for them). We've got so many roosters, three stay in our house at night. We cover their cages with heavy cloth so they can't see the light and don't wake us up too early.
2. You can put up flyers for the roosters at feed stores (Green's and Sierra Saddlery in Reno) and at grocery stores on the edge of town where people who live outside town shop. (One near us in Spanish Springs is the SaveMart on Pyramid Highway. People usually want one rooster to protect a flock, and if one dies, they generally need an adult rooster and fast.
3. If you've got a no-kill shelter in your area, try it. The Nevada Humane Society will take all surrendered animals from any Washoe County resident for a $25 fee. They don't put down animals who can be adopted, and they've had good luck placing other roosters.
4. Finally, at my day job, I have an online blog where I write about animals. If you live in Northern Nevada or the Lake Tahoe area, email me photos of each rooster and write a little about how great they are, with your contact info, and I will post the information. A lot of people read the blog, especially people in the animal rescue community who might be able to spread the word. You can email mostlydogs@rgj.com. And you can see the blog at www.rgj.com/mostlydogs.
Sorry we can't take roosters at this time, but we hope this helps.
Below are three of our roosters. From left, that's Buster, Fritz and Miyagi.
