Root Bound Refuge

10/25/2025

Lord you know my needs, and just in case you don’t Roosters are NOT on my prayer list 🙏

10/02/2025

Good night my peeps ✌️

10/01/2025

One down 3 coops to go 🤭

10/01/2025

5th year into chickens and 100+ birds later, my family & friends can attest to this! My birds, my responsibilities PERIOD rarely do i ask or expect anyone to do my duties and NEVER my chores ! Im home at shut down and they eat before i do in the morning! I know every bird where they perch and am aware when anything is amiss! THEY have given more than they ask for sure!! Eggs, companionship and many times PURPOSE being single and living alone would be dreadful without them! Of course i have my dogs and goats but… i chose these birds they didn’t choose me!! This article was heartbreaking to someone like me! Signed ~ Empathic Chicken Mom

Dear Mom,

It's your rooster. Do you remember that day you said you couldn't handle me anymore and left me in a "safe" place? I ran after you as you drove away, but my legs weren't fast enough to catch up.

I was really hoping you'd come back, but days have passed, and I haven't seen anyone. I've been walking, trying to find my way home, but there's nothing out here—just endless emptiness. I keep asking myself, what did I do wrong? You loved me so much when I was a baby. I don’t understand why you would do this to me.

I'm hungry, and I haven't found any water. I'm starting to feel weak, so I've been hiding because there are other animals out here that might hurt me. I don't know how much longer I can go on, but I hold onto hope that you'll come back for me.

Yesterday, an unfamiliar face saw me hiding in the bushes. I was scared, but I was too weak to run. She gently picked me up and softly told me I was going to be okay. She wrapped me in a blanket, took me to her home, and fed me, gave me water, and something she called medicine to help me feel strong again. She placed me in a cozy crate, kissed me on the head, and told me to rest.

It's been a few days since I came to her home, and I feel so much better now—I even crowed today! I miss you, Mom, but I think I’m safe now. The kind lady said I can stay here for the rest of my days.

I'm leaving this note just in case you come back and can't find me. It feels so good to be loved now.

Sincerely,

Your dumped rooster

www.tenderlovingcoops.com

09/14/2025

Have i mentioned lately i do indeed have the prettiest roosters😊

09/02/2025

08/19/2025

Selling eggs at The Market

07/29/2025

07/22/2025

Mary Elizabeth Henry