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The Young and the Brave

by Jacki
(Grand Forks, B.C.)

When I lived in the Chilcotin I had many chickens there as the demand for fresh eggs was huge.

I raised lots of chicks, allowing mama hens to hatch them, and subsequently ended up with a lot of young roosters.

One day, I heard a great commotion and I looked out; a huge hawk was sitting on the top of the (luckily) completely fenced area, and two young roosters were raising the alarm, sending the rest of the hens running for cover inside the chicken house.

The young roosters were still raising a great commotion, and actually jumping up at the hawk! Who says chickens are chicken? I thought that was very brave; if the roosters had only known that they would have been dinner except for the top of the pen being wire…

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Jul 26, 2010

It's tough being a chicken!!
by: Holly

I seem to remember hearing that Bantys and "fighting cocks" are related. When "riled" there is NOTHNG a banty won't tackle and the mature roosters can have spurs more than 2 inches long!!

Unfortunately, this wouldn't be an advantage against a hawk - someone should tell them about discretion being the better part of Valour.

My parents lose some of these delightful little birds every year to hawks, and raccoons.

They also have peacocks which insist on hiding their nests.

Every summer they lose at least one peahen who disappears to brood her clutch, and never returns.

As peafowl are too big for hawks and probably more trouble than they're worth for racoons, it's almost certainly coyotes that take these.

No wonder Banty's are so aggressive, the little munchkins are at the bottom of the food chain!!

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