City Urges Residents to Stop Feeding Feral Chickens

Honolulu's Department of Customer Services is asking the public to halt feeding of feral chicken flocks that gather in neighborhoods.

Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Wildlife

Feral chickens scratch at the dirt edge of a shaded tropical park beside a wire-mesh trap, with palm fronds overhead. — The City and County of Honolulu is asking residents to stop feeding feral chicken flocks, which gather in neighborhoods and undermine ongoing trapping efforts. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Do you currently feed feral chickens or other wild birds in your neighborhood?

The Honolulu Department of Customer Services has asked residents to stop feeding feral chickens, which encourages the birds to congregate in areas where they become a nuisance. The city says public interference continues to undermine its trapping efforts.

Why it matters

Feeding feral flocks keeps birds in place and works against ongoing city trapping and control measures. The reminder comes as residents continue to tamper with traps and release captured birds.

The city has installed "Do Not Feed Feral Chicken" signs in public parks and on City buses and offers discounted trapping and disposal services to private-property owners. Official complaints have decreased, but the source does not provide specific counts or comparison figures.

The players

Honolulu Department of Customer Services

The city department responsible for issuing the public reminder and overseeing feral chicken control efforts in Honolulu.

City and County of Honolulu

The municipal government that installed signage, deploys traps, and offers discounted trapping services to private-property owners.

The details

The City and County of Honolulu has posted signs in parks and on buses while deploying specialized traps in problem areas. Officials say the pest-control contractor faces challenges from individuals who vandalize traps, release captured chickens, and continue feeding feral flocks.

Nov. 6, 2026: Department issued a reminder to residents about feral chicken control.

Wildlife Management

The city's Do Not Feed signage and trapping program target the feeding behavior that keeps Honolulu's feral chicken flocks in neighborhoods. Officials say that without reducing feeding, traps alone cannot keep birds from congregating.

Residents who feed feral chickens are being asked to stop, since feeding keeps birds in neighborhoods. Property owners can use discounted city trapping and disposal services to address flocks on their land.

The takeaway

Stopping the feeding of feral chickens is one of the most practical steps residents can take to reduce neighborhood nuisances. Pairing that restraint with reporting problem flocks helps city trapping efforts succeed.