Why I Rescue Abandoned Pet Chickens (And 5 Things About Them Worth Giving A Cluck About)

Noel Tan, 24, is the co-founder of Chicken Adoption Rescue Singapore and has been rescuing abandoned pet chickens since 2020. To date, his rescue group has helped to rehome and rescue roughly 500 chickens and other poultry like quails, ducks and turkeys.

“Chickens are pretty intelligent,” he says, adding that they use up to 30 different sounds to communicate with their flocks.

Despite their smarts and other endearing traits, Noel says people often leave comments like this on his rescue centre’s Facebook page: “Oh, just eat the chickens lah! Rescue for what?”

But pet chickens - popular species include the silkies, cochins, seramas and bantam - are unlike wild ones like the junglefowl. “These are very docile, very tame chickens, and they do not know how to fend for themselves,” Noel explains.

Such chickens are often abandoned in parks or around housing estates, left to the mercy of outdoor elements and predators like cats or snakes. Owners often desert them because of noise and smell complaints from family members and neighbours.

By sharing interesting (and perhaps lesser known) facts about chickens in this video, Noel hopes that more people will come forward to help to foster or adopt them.

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