Feral Chicken Issue on Jersey Island

[centrarchid]

I am unable to make sense of what is reported below. Imagery does not agree with what is reported,

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/jersey-terrorised-feral-chickens-cull-complaints/

 

[Folly's place]

Strange story, for sure. Waiting for follow-up; who knows?
Mary

 

[Kiki]

 

[sylviethecochin]

Loose Red Sexlinks. Terrifying. And all hens, too. There's a skewed gender ratio for you.

 

[centrarchid]

Loose Red Sexlinks. Terrifying. And all hens, too. There's a skewed gender ratio for you.

That cannot be a breeding population.

 

[sylviethecochin]

That cannot be a breeding population.

The locals should be grateful for all of the eggs they're getting, if you ask me.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Humm. The article I read at the link posted did not mention the breed or gender.....

 

[CCUK]

Stock photos. Abandoned chickens causing a nuisance. That's Jersey for you!

 

[Shadrach]

Stock photos. Abandoned chickens causing a nuisance. That's Jersey for you!

Now that is the only accurate comment in the thread so far.

 

[centrarchid]

The reporter does not appear to have actually visited the site of story or did not take pictures. Sex ratio should have been closer to 1 male to 1 female and this year most likely would have included young. Season also hard to determine.