‘They’re out of control’: flock of 100 feral chickens torments village

[Boiler 45,444]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/26/out-of-control-flock-of-100-feral-chickens-torments-village-norfolk

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The clucking nuisance of about 100 feral chickens has left residents of a Norfolk village spitting feathers, with locals claiming the birds destroy their gardens and keep them awake.

Dwellers in Snettisham, Norfolk, have said their life is being made “hell” as the chickens swarm in from a nearby wood. It is unclear who owns the land the chickens live on, but villagers believe numbers have soared recently.

They also complained of an influx of people travelling to see the birds and leaving food for them, which is attracting rats. This has created a febrile atmosphere, with reports of rising tensions between residents and visitors.

Villagers have raised the problem with their parish council, which is threatening to remove the chickens altogether.

 

 

It's always important to remember other people have issues.

Edited May 26 by Boiler

[Dashinka 24,479]

Maybe let a fox or two loose in the area.

[TBoneTX 45,250]

A man from Texas was spending his summer vacation in the Vermont hills.

 

In the middle of his first night, four chickens roosting in a tree outside his window were disturbed by a fox and flew into his room.  Half asleep, the guest batted wildly with a pillow until the fowls found their way out.

 

The next morning, he declared enthusiastically, "Had a swell sleep.  Think I'll spend all my vacations here.  Saw only four mosquitoes all night, and they were just little ones."