Feral chickens are derived from domestic chickens (Gallus domesticus) who have returned to the wild. Like the red junglefowl (the closest wild relative of domestic chickens), feral chickens will roost in bushes in order to avoid predators at night. [1]
Feral chickens typically form social groups composed of a dominant cockerel, several hens, and subordinate cocks. Sometimes the dominant cockerel is designated by a fight between cocks.[2]
Locations famous for feral chickens
America
- Fair Oaks, California, United States
- Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States
- Yuba City, California, United States
- Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States
- Key West, Florida, United States
- Gotha, Florida, United States
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Kauai, Hawaii, United States
- Maui, Hawaii, United States
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- St. Augustine, Florida, United States
- San Juan Bautista, California, United States
- Houston, Texas, United States
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States[3]
- Oviedo, Florida, United States
- Ybor City, Florida, United States
Asia
Australia
- (formerly) Galston Gorge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Britain
- Bermuda[4]
- George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Totton, Hampshire, England, Great Britain
- British Virgin Islands
- Chicken Roundabout (A143), Bungay, Suffolk, England, Great Britain[5]
New Zealand
- Niue
- Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Guam
See also
References
External links
- Chickens are Foragers, Not Fighters, By Karen Davis, PhD, United Poultry Concerns
- Chicken Roundabout!
- Chickens on White Oak Drive – HAIF