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.

鈥淸It鈥檚] not the first time we鈥檝e ended up caring for abandoned roosters, but at least this time it鈥檚 only two, instead of seven,鈥� Fawcett said.

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

Irma Johnson is pragmatic about the whole issue: 鈥淸I鈥檇] sooner listen to a rooster rather than blue jays,鈥� she wrote.

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