'He just showed up one day' and
high-stepped his way into the park staffs' hearts'
Ricky the mysterious rooster just
showed up one day in Vancouver's Stanley Park.
Since then he's strutted his way
into park staff's hearts.
He hangs out near the horse barn,
and members of the Vancouver Police mounted unit are familiar with
his high-stepping antics.
Recently, he was outfitted by
park staff with some handmade
Birdy Booties — to help relieve his pain from a
condition called bumblefoot, an inflammatory condition and perhaps a
little arthritis, say his caretakers who were relieved the beloved bird
did not have cancer.
"He loves his booties ... I
think I'm anthropomorphizing a bit but when he first got them he ran
around the yard. I think he was trying to show them off." said Sheena
Urquhart, an apprentice horticulturalist.
When Ricky is in the mood he will
hop up on a bench and march across laps.
"He's a total lap
rooster," said Urquhart.
Ricky is not the first rooster
abandoned at the park over the years.
But he's the first with
his own Instagram account (@Ricky_the_Chicky) and a lot of ardent fans.
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