http://roostertrap.com/blog Because sleeping is important!!! Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:19:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One day in 2009, we decided to head to Kokee with the family for some extra laid back peace and quiet.  We packed a picnic and planned to hang out and rest peacefully in the great wide open space near the Kokee Museum.  While driving up the hill to Kokee ... http://roostertrap.com/blog/2009/08/11/kokee-rooster-chicken-infestation/ Nope, there is no problem with Rooster infestation on Kauai or any of the other islands in Hawaii for that matter.  No really, the county has really stepped in and made a difference........................NOT!  I've just gotta right this post for the steady stream of trap seekers which come from Kauai, ... http://roostertrap.com/blog/2009/06/30/would-a-special-purpose-revenue-bond-solve-kauais-rooster-madness/ [singlepic id=2 w= h= float=center] On Friday, Apr 3, 2009 I received a response from Ann Zimmerman of the Wall Street Journal regarding my request for a follow up story on Hawaii's feral chicken problems (see link to story in the previous post).  My question to her went something like this; ... http://roostertrap.com/blog/2009/04/03/ann-zimmerman-of-the-wall-street-journal-agrees-to-follow-up-story/ [singlepic id=2 w= h= float=center] Wall Street Journal publishes it's first story about Hawaii's feral critter problem on April 2nd, 2009.  Here is the inside scoop... On March 29th, 2009 I received a call from Ann Zimmerman, reporter for the Wall Street Journal.  Ann apparently found me through one of my many ... http://roostertrap.com/blog/2009/04/03/when-opportunity-knocks-wsj-helping-kauai-hawaii-tourism-real-estate-and-more-in-the-long-run/ Because of increasing costs and demand for trapping services, the Kauai Humane Society has instituted the following changes to their humane trapping services.  The Kauai Humane Society is open 7 days a week to receive animals and answer your questions. • The Kauai Humane Society will no longer have chicken traps ... http://roostertrap.com/blog/2009/03/11/changes-to-the-kauai-humane-society-trapping-services-effective-now/ Yes, bird flu is a reality.  Just because it happens in far off places, doesn't mean it can't happen in Hawaii.  Check out this article from United Press International, Inc.  I'm not saying this will happen in Hawaii, but talking about the possibilities of it ever becoming a problem for ... http://roostertrap.com/blog/2009/02/24/bird-flu-hawaii/ Catch a chicken, lots of chickens is exactly what one customer has done through www.RoosterTraps.com.  We just got a call from a customer who was so happy about her new chicken catches!  After years of having to sleep with her windows shut (what a terrible thing to have to do ... http://roostertrap.com/blog/2009/02/16/catch-a-chicken/ To our surpise, we have been getting more and more calls from Maui residents who are complaining about stray chickens and roosters on thier island.  We still have been trying to find out whether any State or County agency is doing anything to counter this huge problem. "Residents and business owners ... http://roostertrap.com/blog/2009/02/13/maui-has-a-wild-chicken-and-rooster-problem-of-its-own/ How many chickens and roosters can fit in your neighborhood?  I'm not too sure, but it seems like that is exactly what the county would like to find out.  Is anybody in Hawaii aware of your county dealing with this issue on any level?  From what we are hearing, they ... http://roostertrap.com/blog/2009/02/10/neighborhood-chicken-festival/ I dont' like to focus on negatives, but I was reminded this morning of how bad our wild rooster and chicken problem could get.  I will never forget this place my friends and I dubbed "Rooster Island".  I went with a group of about 20 friends to Indonessia for 30 ... http://roostertrap.com/blog/2009/01/31/how-bad-can-it-get/