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Or, how to wild chickens survive? Would a domestic chicken survive if put in the wild? I find this interesting because there are still lots of wild chickens roaming around parts of Asia today.
There are some huge flocks on the island of Kauai, to name one spot. They also live on other remote islands such as Bermuda as they provide ideal places for chickens to thrive as there are fewer predators. A stray animal, like a stray cat, will have lived with humans and been domesticated at some time.
A feral animal is an animal that has always lived in the wild. They will typically be skeptical, if not aggressive to humans. All animals handle being in the wild differently. Some are better equipped than others to survive, and chickens are pretty good at surviving in the wild. Now there is another colony, the New Freeway Chickens, breathing fumes two miles away at the Burbank ramp. Throughout their decades of existence, the Hollywood Freeway Chickens inspired several creations.
Actress and animal activist Jodie Mann wrote a screenplay featuring the birds. Other cities wage battles with chickens that hide behind crates and consume garbage. Miami and Philadelphia also have problems with feral chickens. In the middle of Phoenix, Arizona, hundreds of roosters roam a several-block area alongside guinea fowl and even peacocks. Some neighbors say they are from a chicken farm that shut down decades ago, but nobody really knows. The Phoenix birds are friendly, asking for handouts, but the crowing annoys neighbors.
Means of dealing with feral birds differs from prolific wild chickens in Hawaii, protected Key West chickens, and random flocks in New York and Arizona. Attitudes differ from region to region. But one facet remains constant: efforts to collect and rehome them result in more hatches and resurging populations.
Do you have feral chickens where you live? How do you think local authorities should handle them? You should check out the town of Fair Oaks California. They have a fun run every year except during this Covid thing to celebrate the wild flock of town chickens.
Many businesses include chicken art in their signs and marketing. Yuba city has over a hundred chickens, wild and a town called shingle town once had about 25 by the highway gas station, until someone took 12 of them, now there is about 5 but they are Multiplying.
I think we should have wild flocks in every place we can. In times of economic hardship, a wild chicken can save a life. Your email address will not be published. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. Add to Favorites Reading Time: 5 minutes How did the wild chickens in Hawaii and other states become feral? Categories : Chickens Tags : animals backyard-chickens broody broody-hens chicken dogs egg eggs facts fences feral-chickens free friendly guinea guinea-fowl long meat plants poultry social wild-chickens-in-hawaii.
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