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Who is my feathery visitor?
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Have you ever had a feathery visitor who just won’t quit? For the past week, one bold lady has been prowling around my yard, and she seems to be a gamefowl rather than your average egg-laying chicken. Living in a somewhat rural area where about a third of my neighbors keep chickens, I'm left wondering: what could possibly drive a chicken to abandon its flock and go rogue? My yard must look like a buffet to her, but I can't quite figure out her motives for these solo snack runs. If you have any insights or theories about this curious chicken behavior, I’d love to hear them! Let's crack this mystery together!

| This lady keeps prowling my yard for the last week, as far as I could find online it appears to be a gamefowl rather than your standard egg-laying chicken. I live somewhat rural and I'd say 1/3 of my neighbors keep chickens, but is there a reason one might just abandon their flock and go rogue? I assume my yard is just prime for snacks at this point, but no clue why she's doing her solo trips. [link] [comments] |
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