Roosters are intelligent, social animals, yet they are among the hardest animals to find homes for. We explore why so many become unwanted, the problems created by breeding and hatching programs, and why giving a rooster a safe lifelong home is far more complicated than most people realise.

Bailey suffered a severe eye injury after a fight with another rooster and needed urgent specialist surgery. Thankfully, he recovered beautifully and quickly adapted to life with one eye.