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Adoptable Chickens

Animal Place's Rescue Ranch program takes in "spent" laying hens and other rescued farmed animals, placing them into permanent homes.

Current Population: 400 hens and 4 roosters
Next Rescue: Possibly March

2012 Count: 12
Number of chickens saved and placed in  2011: 2,535
September - December 2010: 396
Additionally, 19 turkeys, 7 farm pigs, 2 goats, and 6 sheep have also been saved.

The hens and roosters are available for placement into permanent homes. Please fill out the form below to start the adoption process! Please read over our adoption contract!

These birds are being adopted into COMPANION homes only!

Please note there are adoption fees and they are as follows:
1-4 chickens: $10/each
5-11 chickens: $7/each
12+ chickens: $5/each
These fees help offset the large costs associated with rescues!

Problems filling out the form? Email us.

Adoption Form

* Required

Title DR MISS MR MRS MS

First Name *

Last Name *

Email Address *

Home Address *

City *

State *

Zipcode/Postcode *

Country * -- Select Country -- AFGHANISTAN ALAND ISLANDS ALBANIA ALGERIA AMERICAN SAMOA ANDORRA ANGOLA ANGUILLA ANTARCTICA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ARGENTINA ARMENIA ARUBA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BAHAMAS BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BARBADOS BELARUS BELGIUM BELIZE BENIN BERMUDA BHUTAN BOLIVIA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BOUVET ISLAND BRAZIL BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BULGARIA BURKINA FASO BURUNDI CAMBODIA CAMEROON CANADA CAPE VERDE CâTE D'IVOIRE CAYMAN ISLANDS CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CHILE CHINA CHRISTMAS ISLAND COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS COLOMBIA COMOROS CONGO CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE COOK ISLANDS COSTA RICA CROATIA CUBA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK DJIBOUTI DOMINICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EGYPT EL SALVADOR EQUATORIAL GUINEA ERITREA ESTONIA ETHIOPIA FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) FAROE ISLANDS FIJI FINLAND FRANCE FRENCH GUIANA FRENCH POLYNESIA FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES GABON GAMBIA GEORGIA GERMANY GHANA GIBRALTAR GREECE GREENLAND GRENADA GUADELOUPE GUAM GUATEMALA GUINEA GUINEA-BISSAU GUYANA HAITI HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) HONDURAS HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KIRIBATI KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KUWAIT KYRGYZSTAN LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC LATVIA LEBANON LESOTHO LIBERIA LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LIECHTENSTEIN LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACAO MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR MALAWI MALAYSIA MALDIVES MALI MALTA MARSHALL ISLANDS MARTINIQUE MAURITANIA MAURITIUS MAYOTTE MEXICO MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF MONACO MONGOLIA MONTSERRAT MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE MYANMAR NAMIBIA NAURU NEPAL NETHERLANDS NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NEW CALEDONIA NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NIGER NIGERIA NIUE NORFOLK ISLAND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN PALAU PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED PANAMA PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES PITCAIRN POLAND PORTUGAL PUERTO RICO QATAR REUNION ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION RWANDA SAINT HELENA SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SAINT LUCIA SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES SAMOA SAN MARINO SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SAUDI ARABIA SENEGAL SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO SEYCHELLES SIERRA LEONE SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOLOMON ISLANDS SOMALIA SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS SPAIN SRI LANKA SUDAN SURINAME SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA TAJIKISTAN TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF THAILAND TIMOR-LESTE TOGO TOKELAU TONGA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TUNISIA TURKEY TURKMENISTAN TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TUVALU UGANDA UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS URUGUAY UZBEKISTAN VANUATU VENEZUELA VIETNAM VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. WALLIS AND FUTUNA WESTERN SAHARA YEMEN ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE

Home Phone Number *

What other species reside on your property, besides companion dogs or cats? *

How many hens are you interested in adopting? *

How many roosters are you interested in adopting? *

How did you hear about Animal Place's Rescue Ranch Program? *

Do you currently have chickens? * Yes No

If yes, how many hens? Roosters (if any)?

Describe the chickens' enclosure: *

Describe your predator protection: *

Fencing Height and Type: *

Size of Outdoor Enclosure: *

What are your plans for the eggs? * Eat them (family/companion animals) Feed back to birds Sell them Don't Know

Are you prepared to keep the hens for their natural lifespan, including when they stop laying? * Yes No Don't Know

Do you own, rent or lease? * -- Please select -- Own Rent Lease

Do you have a picture of your enclosure? If so, please attach file below. * -- Please select -- Yes No Can send later

Are you zoned for poultry? * -- Please select -- Yes - hens only Yes - hens and roosters Don't know No

Do you have an avian veterinarian? If yes, provide name and phone number *

May an adoption specialist visit to look at the poultry enclosure? * Yes No

It's helpful to know why people want to adopt - please briefly explain why you are interested in adopting: *

Can you pick up the birds? * Yes (Grass Valley) Yes (Vacaville) No (need transport)

I'd like to: * Join Animal Place's mailing list (information kept private) Join Animal Place's e-news list Neither