Off the list. Into a family.

We pull hens and roosters from Southern California shelter euthanasia lists and place them with people who want a flock, not a freezer. The eggs? Fair game.

Adopt a chicken Foster one

Can't take a bird home? Fund a pull instead.

Pulled from the list
Vetted and quarantined
Placed as family

How a chicken ends up on a euthanasia list

Shelters were built for dogs and cats. A hen in a kennel run has almost no rescue partners, so her clock runs faster than anyone else's in the building.

Roosters are banned or restricted in many SoCal cities. A cute chick grows up, starts crowing, and gets surrendered. He's usually first on the list.
Backyard flocks get dumped when people move, lose interest, or discover chickens live longer than the egg-laying years.
Strays get picked up by animal control with no ID, no owner, and no poultry rescue on the shelter's call sheet. That's where we come in.

Meet the flock

Every bird here was pulled off a list. They've been vet-checked, dewormed, treated for mites, and quarantined. They're ready for a real backyard.

Found your match? Put their name in the application below. Nothing here yet? New birds come off the list every week, so apply anyway and we'll call you when the right one lands.

Adopt a chicken

You get eggs, pest control, and a bird with a personality. We get to cross a name off the list. Here's what we ask.

A predator-proof coop and run. SoCal has coyotes, raccoons, hawks, and the neighbor's dog. Hardware cloth, not chicken wire.
Room for at least two. Chickens are flock animals. Adopt a pair or add to a flock you already have.
Rooster-legal zoning for roosters. We check your city's code before placement so nobody gets a citation.
Family and friends, not food. You will never eat, sell, or rehome-for-meat any bird from us. The eggs are yours.
A vet plan. Know where the nearest avian or exotics vet is before you need one.

How it goes

Apply Five minutes, right here.
We talk A quick call about your setup and your flock.
Coop check Photos or a visit. We're looking for safety, not Pinterest.
Homecoming Meet your bird and take them home.

Adoption and foster application

We reply within a couple of days. Roosters and bonded pairs move fast.

Foster a chicken

A few weeks of coop space while we find the forever flock. Fosters are the reason we can say yes when a shelter calls.

We cover every vet visit, medication, and treatment while a bird is with you. You provide a secure run, a roost, and daily food and water. Keep new birds separate from your own flock for a couple of weeks; a spare run or a large dog crate works fine.

No chicken experience required. We'll walk you through it and we're a text away.

Emergency fosters take a bird the day we pull. Usually a rooster with hours left.
Recovery fosters take birds with mites, a limp, or a bad case of shelter stress who need a quiet place to heal.
Rooster fosters live somewhere rooster-legal and don't mind a 5 a.m. alarm.

Apply to foster

Every pull has a bill

The shelter hands us the bird for free. Everything after that costs money. Here's roughly what one rescued chicken runs before they ever meet an adopter.