Chooks in rest areas

[LB]

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Now I know this really isn't anything to do with bikes, but has anyone noticed that there's several road side rest areas where chooks live?

Foxton straights: heading north, just north of Foxton there's a long rest area on the left with some tables and one of those round toilets. And for at least a couple of years now there's been a family of chooks living there. We usually see at least half a dozen.

Near Morrinsville: on SH27, heading between Ngarua and M'ville, just after the sweeping left hander with the road going off to the right (to Waitoa?), right by the little bridge, there's a rest area on the left set back a bit with lots of trees. And there's a family of chooks that lives there, they've been there for quite a number of years now.

And there's another rest area somewhere with chooks too, but I can't remember where.

Anyone got any observations/theories on this phenomenon?
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[What?]

And the rest area just south of Athenree gorge, the one in Athenree gorge and on top of the Tairua hill.

Guess there's assholes in the world who will dump any unwanted animal on the side of the road. Unlike cats and dogs, chooks don't wander from where they are - no more than 50 metres or so as a rule, so they tend to live and breed in small, highly visible areas.

[wari]

I'D say they're the lucky ones ... :spudwhat:

FRiendly campers and allthat eh .. ? :spudwave:

And how many people have pett choooks ...

[Jackrat]

There's chooks at a couple of the rest areas up the Dome valley and at the rest area on the hill half way from AK to Matamata.
What,hit the nail on the head,people just dump em'.
We have chooks but would never do that to em'.Our chooks die from old age at home.

[Motu]

I've also noticed this,I really like to see them on the side of the road,doing what comes natural - survival,chooks are a manufactured bird,I don't think such a creature existed in the wild,so it'd be interesting to see what happens to them.

At the top of the road between Afriston and Clevdon are some roadside chooks,I've been going over this road for more than 30 yrs,I can remember them back in the late 70s when there was a bit of a roadside dump here.

[FzerozeroT]

don't know if this is one of the areas already mentioned, but between Te Awamutu and Taumarunui there's another one. it's kind of cool cause you can stop and feed them... like ducks.

[T.I.E]

also near the pohuehue viaduct north of puhoi south of warkworth, chooks living there too. it's kinda cool. but how many end up on the dinner table?

[boris]

there is some north of masterton as well

[Hitcher]

There's a rest area at the top of the hill on the western Lake Taupo road with views up over Kuratau and the lake to Taupo township. There's a bunch of chooks that loiter there with intent...

[vifferman]

Apparently (I didn't notice), there are chooks in a rest area near Warkworth. The cop who was hiding amongst them (very cunning camouflage) told me so.

[dhunt]

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Now I know this really isn't anything to do with bikes, but has anyone noticed that there's several road side rest areas where chooks live?

Foxton straights: heading north, just north of Foxton there's a long rest area on the left with some tables and one of those round toilets. And for at least a couple of years now there's been a family of chooks living there. We usually see at least half a dozen.

Near Morrinsville: on SH27, heading between Ngarua and M'ville, just after the sweeping left hander with the road going off to the right (to Waitoa?), right by the little bridge, there's a rest area on the left set back a bit with lots of trees. And there's a family of chooks that lives there, they've been there for quite a number of years now.

And there's another rest area somewhere with chooks too, but I can't remember where.

Anyone got any observations/theories on this phenomenon?
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That's incase you get hungry. mmmmm chicken.

[Cajun]

And the rest area just south of Athenree gorge, the one in Athenree gorge and on top of the Tairua hill.

Guess there's assholes in the world who will dump any unwanted animal on the side of the road. Unlike cats and dogs, chooks don't wander from where they are - no more than 50 metres or so as a rule, so they tend to live and breed in small, highly visible areas.

Doesn't count for the 2 that arrived out our place, just wandered on to our farm one day, no one around with chickens, then in turn had 9 baby chicks

[The Pastor]

ROFL

Anyone got any observations/theories on this phenomenon?

Those chickens were placed there by some group (funded by the goverment i think) for tourists to stop have a rest and feed them! there every were. Most have died by now but there used to be HEAPS. Some little groups are going stong and i guess always will

Chickens are a wild aminal! where do you think they came from a factory? :P they have been domesticated and arnt really in the wild no more.

its not really a phenomenon.

A phenomenon is why EVERY SECOND car has a blue glade air freshner. There everywere just like chickens!!!

[vifferman]

.Anyone got any observations/theories on this phenomenon?.

They're bean counters who couldn't take the drudgery any more and escaped?

[Motu]

There is also a group on the Southern Motorway by the north bound Drury on ramp,dangerous place,but they seem to have it well in hand...or beak as it were.

Put there for tourists to feed,yeah right...