01-21-2018, 09:14 AM
"Show birds would be an insignificant part of the chickens gone wild problem."
It is not the show birds, it is the attitude that accompanies--the view that chickens are somewhat like cats: Beloved animals.
It is much frowned upon to kill feral cats (except land managers authorized to cull them). There is growing sentiment that feral chickens should freely roam, without being killed by mean people.
(Unless you intend to eat them. Big distinction between killing an animal for food and killing one because you think it is a pest. Ask any animal rights activist.)
It is not the show birds, it is the attitude that accompanies--the view that chickens are somewhat like cats: Beloved animals.
It is much frowned upon to kill feral cats (except land managers authorized to cull them). There is growing sentiment that feral chickens should freely roam, without being killed by mean people.
(Unless you intend to eat them. Big distinction between killing an animal for food and killing one because you think it is a pest. Ask any animal rights activist.)