Feral Chickens

[bigredfeather]

I thought this was kinda interesteing.
http://www.nola.com/pets/index.ssf/2011/04/feral_chickens_have_proliferat.html

 

[kuntrygirl]

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WOW!!!

 

[mstricer]

Thats crazy. No one probably noticed at first until they got their population up. Then they were everywhere!

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

that's too funny, they turned a bunch of kids loose to catch feral fighting cocks . . . I bet "they have to watch out for the spurs"!

 

[cmtigger]

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I didn't notice that it said fighting cocks. The two feral colonies of chickens that I know about aren't game chickens. One is just full sized, and the other is mixed breed banties.

The banties hang around near some fast food places near where I work. One day I opened my car window and a rooster was hiding in a bush nearby and crowed at me. Today I was watching a hen and chicks and a couple of roosters wandering around.

 

[DenverBird]

Interesting from an urban ecosystem perspective - stray dogs have nearly disappeared and chickens thrive. Though I'm surprised cats don't pick off a few and keep the population in check. You know the hens have to find a good place to lay and brood where they're not, uh, sitting ducks for urban predators.

-DB

 

[Tres Amigas]

Oh gosh -- I just posted this same article in "Managing Your Flock" lol! I got the biggest kick out of it, no kidding!

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

hmm . . . the pics of the birds in the article sure looked like games.

 

[cmtigger]

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My internet connection was being flaky and the photos wouldn't load. Could be.

 

[Stacykins]

Whoa, cool. Just goes to show that these birds are tough! Probably acting more like their ancestor the red junglefowl now that they are completely on their own.