I love Americans, its politicians I hate.
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Kauai is full of feral chickens. Released after hurricane Iniki 30 years ago. We were there about 8 months after the hurricane, cuz hotel prices were really cheap – didn’t see chickens.
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Now they are everywhere, and yes, the crowing of the roosters is just background noise. There are plenty of rooster, each beautiful in his own way, each with a harem of hens.
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My friends have beautiful chickens, but no hens. I understand why.
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they are on the beaches.
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On fences.
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on the grass.
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A lot of mamas and chicks. And no one is eating them, they are too tough to put in a pot, and I guess its’ not easy finding the eggs, and if you do – you have a nasty rooster to contend with.
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run, run! little chicks!
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Why did the chicken stand still in the middle of the road? (parking lot), because in Kauai they rule the roost.
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Not a chicken, it’s called a cardinal but it isn’t related to the American cardinal.
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some really cute chickens.
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And a horse.
Leah