Feral chicken

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]

A family of feral chickens, Key West, Florida

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

Bermuda^[3]
British Virgin Islands
Fair Oaks, California, United States
Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Gotha, Florida, United States
Houston, Texas, United States
Kauai, Hawaii, United States
Key West, Florida, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States
Maui, Hawaii, United States
Miami, Florida, United States
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States^[4]
Oviedo, Florida, United States
St. Augustine, Florida, United States
San Juan Bautista, California, United States
Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Yuba City, California, United States
Ybor City, Florida, United States

Asia

Israel, Jaffa

Australasia

Galston Gorge, Sydney, Australia
Niue, New Zealand
Port Chalmers, New Zealand

Europe

Chicken Roundabout, Bungay, England^[5]

Oceania

Forests of Guam,^[6] although not significantly integrated into the trophic levels in this location^[7]

References

^ Tove Danovitch (24 May 2023). "Kaui's Feral Chickens Are Out of Control". The Atlantic. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
^ Leonard, Marty L.; Zanette (1998). "Female mate choice and male behaviour in domestic fowl" (PDF). Animal Behaviour. 56 (5): 1099–1105. doi:10.1006/anbe.1998.0886. PMID 9819324. S2CID 45208700. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-05-15. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
^ "Feral Chickens". The Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
^ "Feral chickens running wild in New Orleans". www.cbsnews.com. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
^ "Chicken Roundabout!". Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
^ "Nature & Wildlife - Chamorro Culture". Guam Visitors Bureau. Government of Guam. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
^ Fritts, Thomas H.; Rodda, Gordon H. (1998). "The Role of Introduced Species in the Degradation of Island Ecosystems: A Case History of Guam". Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 29 (1). Annual Reviews: 113–140. Bibcode:1998AnRES..29..113F. doi:10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.29.1.113. ISSN 0066-4162. S2CID 59396297.

External links

Chickens are Foragers, Not Fighters, By Karen Davis, PhD, United Poultry Concerns
Chicken Roundabout!
Chickens on White Oak Drive – HAIF

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[1] Tove Danovitch (24 May 2023). "Kaui's Feral Chickens Are Out of Control". The Atlantic. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

[leonard-2] Leonard, Marty L.; Zanette (1998). "Female mate choice and male behaviour in domestic fowl" (PDF). Animal Behaviour. 56 (5): 1099–1105. doi:10.1006/anbe.1998.0886. PMID 9819324. S2CID 45208700. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-05-15. Retrieved 2008-04-25.

[3] "Feral Chickens". The Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2021-09-24.

[4] "Feral chickens running wild in New Orleans". www.cbsnews.com. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 2021-09-24.

[Chicken_Roundabout-5] "Chicken Roundabout!". Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-09-05.

[Guam-Tourism-wildlife-6] "Nature & Wildlife - Chamorro Culture". Guam Visitors Bureau. Government of Guam. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2021-04-26.

[Fritts-Rodda-1998-7] Fritts, Thomas H.; Rodda, Gordon H. (1998). "The Role of Introduced Species in the Degradation of Island Ecosystems: A Case History of Guam". Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 29 (1). Annual Reviews: 113–140. Bibcode:1998AnRES..29..113F. doi:10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.29.1.113. ISSN 0066-4162. S2CID 59396297.

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