Two roosters are on the lam and creating a fuss on Vancouver Island.

The birds frequent the Habourview Road area in Sooke, and have caught the ire of some residents on social media.

Jesse Fawcett is taking care of the birds for the moment, but the roosters frequently leave the yard, wander into the park and into neighbouring properties.

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Neighbour Sharon Brown, responding on Facebook, doesn乌鸦传媒檛 understand all the fuss: 乌鸦传媒淎ll they do is make a lot of cock-a-doddle dos. That乌鸦传媒檚 not too bad. Glad they乌鸦传媒檙e being taken care of. Glad they乌鸦传媒檙e not at my place as I would have no idea what to feed them.乌鸦传媒�

Irma Johnson is pragmatic about the whole issue: 乌鸦传媒淸I乌鸦传媒檇] sooner listen to a rooster rather than blue jays,乌鸦传媒� she wrote.

Wildlife officials say domestic animals, such as chickens and rabbits, are often abandoned in rural neighbourhoods.