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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Benandbill on April 16, 2011, 05:22

Title: Headless Chicken.
Post by: Benandbill on April 16, 2011, 05:22

No, not me..  a real one!  :wacko:  I found it burried where I intend growing my spuds.  I have heard that one of the plot holders a lot further along had a load of chickens killed by foxes.  Do foxes normally bury their dead catches?

Title: Re: Headless Chicken.
Post by: poohpouri on April 16, 2011, 07:03

Yes some do, or it may be some other animal

Title: Re: Headless Chicken.
Post by: Benandbill on April 16, 2011, 07:22

Gruesome  :ohmy:

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Post by: joyfull on April 16, 2011, 12:12

yes they bury them and then return when they are hungry  :(

Title: Re: Headless Chicken.
Post by: 8doubles on April 16, 2011, 13:40

Buried without a head is a classic fox cache.

Title: Re: Headless Chicken.
Post by: Benandbill on April 16, 2011, 14:59

Foxy's gonna stay hungry then cos mr ghostie chicken went down the banking yesterday with a load of dandelion heads last night.  Today we have planted our spuds andsome lettuce.  Picked some PSB!  Good times are here!!  :)

Title: Re: Headless Chicken.
Post by: Salmo on April 16, 2011, 15:55

Mr Reynard will not be pleased that you have pinched his dinner. He may be back for revenge. May dig your spuds out or poop on the path.

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Post by: arugula on April 16, 2011, 15:59

Or he may well just go and find the carcass where you flung it or more likely go and find some fresh prey. :)

Title: Re: Headless Chicken.
Post by: shokkyy on April 16, 2011, 16:10

We went through a phase once of finding headless rabbits strewn around our garden, which we put down to foxes. The main problem was finding them before the dogs did, because they used to eat them and then throw up all over the carpet. Aren't dogs fun :)

Title: Re: Headless Chicken.
Post by: Growster... on April 16, 2011, 20:37

Thanks Shokkyy...