“Oh, Frank!”
Frank is a rooster of refined taste (granola, cookies, etc.) who has been living the bachelor life at the trailhead of the Byron Herbert Reece Trail. He’s punctual, opinionated about predators, and believes strongly in free-range living.
Frank is ready to leave trail life behind for the right situation, and is available for pick up. We’ll help!
Updates on Operation Catch Frank appear below.
Operation Catch Frank: Mission Status
December 2, 2025: Today, Frank had a fabulous opportunity to move to Tennessee and live on a farm with buffalo, goats, and a loving family. Despite shortbread cookies and a cliff bar as enticement, Frank resisted capture. He remains at the trailhead. “Oh, Frank!”
December 5, 2025: We've found another potential home for Frank with an expert search and rescue dog. There's just one small problem: we need to actually catch Frank first.
NEW QUALIFICATIONS FOR POTENTIAL ADOPTERS:
Experience with poultry parkour
Patience (significant amounts)
A net, possibly
Acceptance that your new rooster is basically a feathered Houdini
Frank remains available to the right home. Catching him remains TBD.
December 6, 2025: Frank remains at the trailhead, living his best life, unbothered, moisturized, in his lane, thriving. At this point, we're beginning to suspect Frank isn't actually looking for a new home so much as he's conducting advanced field research on human persistence.
December 8, 2025: Some have suggested drugging Frank with goldfish crackers soaked in cough syrup. Today, we tried blueberries instead. Frank accepted the blueberries. Frank still rejected capture.
December 10, 2025: A poem by Aditya Singh:
At the trailhead stands Frank with feathered grace.
A rooster of granola taste in his wild, open place.
With blueberries offered, and nets still unmet,
He struts free-range wisdom we’ll never forget.
