And Finally...

1072 readers

135 users here now

A place for odd or quirky world news stories.

Elsewhere in the Fediverse:

Rules:

Be excellent to each other
The Internet will resurface old "And finally..." material. Just mark it [VINTAGE]

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

104

‘They’re out of control’: flock of 100 feral chickens torments village (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

28 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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 visitor

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Watch out! If you attack the chicken to much, flocks of them will fly out from everywhere to attack you!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Would you rather fight one chicken-sized chicken or one hundred chicken-sized chickens?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

You are on fire in the comments here

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Depends how hungry I am

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Might want to double check your ask there. I mean I’d take a single chicken-sized chicken.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Hash tag that was the joke dot jay peg please like and subscrtibe!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

It's a trap!