Key West Chicken Rescue

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Key West Chicken Rescue

We rescue sick and injured Key West Chickens within the City limits. Phone Number: 305-292-1008. We do not provide medical treatment for pet chickens.

Since 2009, the Wildlife Center has been part of a concession agreement with the City of Key West to provide rescue and medical support services for the feral chickens of Key West. We do not trap or remove healthy birds from properties or businesses, nor do we remove dead chickens. Our non-profit rescues sick and injured local chickens as a result of car strikes, respiratory diseases, avian pox, b

otulism, cock-fighting injuries, broken legs, wing injuries, and eye injuries, etc. Our center focuses on optimal nutrition and a clean facility to help rehabilitate the sick and injured birds we rescue. We provide medical care to help our patients get in optimal shape before we find them new homes. Pets should be treated by a licensed veterinarian. WHERE DO THE CHICKENS GO? Since June of 2011 we have worked pro-actively to find a number of properties and partner with individuals on the Florida mainland who can provide care and good homes for Key West chickens. Some of our rescued chickens are housed on Peat Marsh Ranch, a 1200 acre property near Lake Okeechobee also provides free range space for our birds. In August of 2012 we partnered with a property in the Fort Meyers area that has an eight acres to provide a loving home for our chickens. We recently partnered with a large ranch in the Ocala area to give a home to chickens under our care. These are just a few of the locations we have found where caring individuals maintain properties that provide ideal homes for the Key West chickens. FUNDING AND SERVICES

While our wildlife rescue and rehabilitation services are solely funded through donations, our chicken services are funded by the City of Key West. We provide rescue services for injured and sick Key West chickens and find them adoptive homes under our concession agreement. We also partner with the citizens of Key West to provide solutions for chickens that are not wanted on their private property or businesses.

01/11/2025

"Chick Vac" to the rescue again! This youngster was safely evacuated from a storm drain at Almond Tree Inn this afternoon.

01/06/2025

Just rescued a young Chicken that was stuck in a fence behind Boathouse Bar and Grill.

01/02/2025

This Hen was just rescued by Kayakers after they found her down in the water at Cow Key Channel. She is waterlogged and has a low body temperature. She is being treated in our clinic.

12/29/2024

Just rescued a Rooster down at Cuban Coffee Queen. He is being treated for head trauma in our clinic.

12/26/2024

Just rescued a Hen down that has wounds consistent with an animal attack. She was rescued from the 700 block of Truman and is being treated in our clinic.

12/25/2024

Thanks to everyone who helped make the rescue of three chicks that had fallen into a storm drain at Ocean Grill just now! We were able to help get them safely rescued with our "chick vac." All three are now out of the drain!

12/23/2024

Just rescued this Rooster at the corner of Petronia and Whitehead. He is being treated in our clinic for head trauma related to fighting another Rooster over territory.

12/21/2024

Our "chick-vac" is getting some media coverage! We designed the original device to rescue chicks that fall into City of Key West -- Government Storm Drains! Glad the modified portable shop vacuum is proving useful in Tampa as well! Garden & Gun Land Garden & Gun Magazine

Talk about a chick magnet

12/20/2024

Just rescued a mother Hen that has a bad wound from an animal attack and her four chicks from Fitzpatrick Street. We are treating her in our clinic now.

12/15/2024

Just rescued a Rooster down on the 600 block of Thomas. We are treating him for wounds after a territorial fight with another Rooster.

12/10/2024

Just rescued a Rooster down weak and underweight at Coopers Auto Body on the 6300 bock of 3rd Street, Stock Island. Transporting to our clinic now for evaluation and treatment.

Address

1801 White Street
Key West, FL
33040

Website

http://www.keywestwildlifecenter.org/

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Two chicks just safely rescued from a storm drain on Frances Street after they were reported by callers.

Just rescued a Rooster hanging with a leg trapped in a gate from the 500 block of Whitehead Street. The patient is being treated in our clinic now.

Chicks rescued from Storm Drain

Chick trapped in storm drain before rescue at Conch Republic.

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Our Story

Phone Number: 305-292-1008. Since 2009, the Wildlife Center has been part of a concession agreement with the City of Key West to provide rescue, medical care, re-homing and adoption services for the feral chickens of Key West. Since that time, we have striven to provide the best possible environment for the chickens under our care with an emphasis on nutrition and cleanliness. We rescue many sick, orphaned, and injured local chickens as a result of car strikes, respiratory diseases, avian pox, botulism, cock-fighting injuries, broken legs, wing injuries, and eye injuries, just to name a few. Our center focuses on all aspects of optimal nutrition and a clean facility to help rehabilitate the sick and injured birds we rescue. We provide high protein chicken feed and add fresh produce as a dietary enhancement donated by St. Mary’s Star of the Sea soup kitchen. We provide medical care to help sick and injured birds get in optimal shape before we find them new homes.We do not provide medical treatment for pet chickens. Pets should be treated by a licensed veterinarian.

WHERE DO THE CHICKENS GO? Since June of 2011 we have worked pro-actively to find a number of properties and partner with the individuals on the Florida mainland who can provide care and good homes for Key West chickens. Some of our rescued chickens are housed on an organic orange orchard in Lake Worth to provide pesticide free bug control. We also partner with Peat Marsh Ranch, a 12,000 acre free range home near Okeechobee that also provides space for our birds. In August of 2012 we partnered with a ranch outside of Fort Meyers that has an eight acre free range space to provide a loving home for our chickens. These are just a few of the locations we have found where caring individuals maintain properties that provide ideal homes for the Key West chickens.

FUNDING AND SERVICES While our wildlife rescue and rehabilitation services are solely funded through donations, our chicken services are funded by the City of Key West. Our annual budget for the City of Key West’s chicken program is approximately $49,000. We provide rescue services for injured, sick, and orphaned Key West chickens and find them homes under our concession agreement. We also partner with the citizens of Key West to provide solutions for chickens that are not wanted on their private property or businesses. Citizens can borrow humane chicken traps for a totally refundable security deposit of $100.00 to trap chickens on their own property. It is the individual’s responsibility to bring the chickens to the center in a timely manner. The chickens brought to us are provided care and then given new homes on the Florida mainland. For individuals or businesses who do not wish to trap the birds themselves, we also work with independent local Belinda Coyner who will trap chickens for a fee and then bring them to our center. Belinda can be reached at 305-748-7205.