Re: Catching chickens




"James Fidell" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: Spent far too long this weekend catching a couple of our surplus
: Indian Game cockerels to despatch them and get them in the
: fridge/freezer.
:
: Our birds are all free range and see me a few times a day for
: feeding and collecting eggs, but are far from hand-tame. Even
: when I'm feeding them some are too wary to come any closer than
: a few metres. The Indian Games are pretty fast on their feet, too,
: once they've decided they're going to run.
:
: What are good ways to catch chickens that are really not interested
: in being caught?
:
: James

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