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

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[-] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago

I'd say this is what .22lr and 410 shotguns were invented for, but this is the UK so I guess they'll have to stab them.

Or, or, probably something like animal control exists in the UK.

[-] i_love_FFT@lemmy.ml 17 points 4 months ago

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

[-] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 10 points 4 months ago

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

[-] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

You are on fire in the comments here

[-] TwentySeven@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Depends how hungry I am

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

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

[-] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago

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

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

It's a trap!

[-] SonnyVabitch@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

People catch wild fowl in the Kalahari using traps out of sticks and stuff. It's not an insurmountable problem even in countries where gun legislation is not written by gun manufacturers.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

Sadly, chicken defense technology has been lost to the ages

[-] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

You managed to name the two most common types of gun in the UK you fuckin moron 😂

We just don't have Coward's Guns ©®™ like handguns and tiny-penis-men's assault rifles

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago

Everyone and their mums is packin' round 'ere

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