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23/01/2013 by Andrew

Poultry falling from the sky?

This may seem an odd request but is anyone in Bengeo missing a fawn coloured, fairly small hen or chicken. At some time during the morning it has appreared dead but not obviously injured in our back garden! [img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8328/8407453633_8529488cc2.jpg[/img]


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Reply ID 92322

23/01/2013 by Golden

http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Hertfordshire/Owl-escapes-from-Hertford-Heath-home-22012013.htm Hungry Eagle Owl out there dropped its breakfast?


Reply ID 92324

23/01/2013 by Darcy Sarto

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Originally posted by Andrew
This may seem an odd request but is anyone in Bengeo missing a fawn coloured, fairly small hen or chicken. At some time during the morning it has appreared dead but not obviously injured in our back garden!
The folks a couple of doors down from me keep chickens but I wouldn't want to go posting addresses on the forum.


Reply ID 92325

23/01/2013 by Darcy Sarto

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Originally posted by Darcy Sarto
quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
This may seem an odd request but is anyone in Bengeo missing a fawn coloured, fairly small hen or chicken. At some time during the morning it has appreared dead but not obviously injured in our back garden!
The folks a couple of doors down from me keep chickens but I wouldn't want to go posting addresses on the forum.
I don't suppose that helps much does it?


Reply ID 92326

23/01/2013 by Andrew

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Originally posted by Darcy Sarto
quote:
Originally posted by Darcy Sarto
quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
This may seem an odd request but is anyone in Bengeo missing a fawn coloured, fairly small hen or chicken. At some time during the morning it has appreared dead but not obviously injured in our back garden!
The folks a couple of doors down from me keep chickens but I wouldn't want to go posting addresses on the forum.
I don't suppose that helps much does it?
Understand that but do you know them well enough to ask them?


Reply ID 92327

23/01/2013 by Sister

Red kites were out yesterday around bengeo...are they big enough to pick up a chicken?


Reply ID 92328

23/01/2013 by Darcy Sarto

Big enough certainly but unlikely unless really hungry (they're mainly carrion eaters). If one had managed to despatch a chicken it probably wouldn't leave it lying about.


Reply ID 92330

23/01/2013 by Capitalist piglet

Has anyone asked Sainsburys? :-)


Reply ID 92627

11/02/2013 by mdja

Sainsburys would be too busy rustling horses...


Reply ID 92628

11/02/2013 by Steve

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Originally posted by mdja
Sainsburys would be too busy rustling horses...
Sainsbury's and Morrisons are the only two supermarkets whose own brand meals have not been found to contain horsemeat AFAIK.


Reply ID 92630

11/02/2013 by Golden

And Waitrose I believe?


Reply ID 92631

11/02/2013 by Darcy Sarto

I rather hope that when they've determined what actaully is in all these frozen meals we will be able to buy them at a knock done price! The horsemeat shenanigans are about fraud not health risk and it would be a shame to waste perfectly edible food by disposing of it for labelling reasons!


Reply ID 92634

11/02/2013 by Drama Queen

Dear Darcey Well, the problem is we don't know where the horses were sourced and if they were of "dubious" quality I would not like to speculate there is no health risk. After all most horses I know and ride (rather than eat!) have worming mixtures, vet medicines.. etc. I really don't know and wouldn't like to state so strongly that there would be no health risk. As far as I can make out its not really clear where the horsemeat came from and as such makes a statement of good health hard to back up.


Reply ID 92635

11/02/2013 by Leo Densian

Looking at the prices they were charging for some of this muck I'm surprised there is meat of any type in it


Reply ID 92637

11/02/2013 by Darcy Sarto

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Originally posted by Drama Queen
Dear Darcey Well, the problem is we don't know where the horses were sourced and if they were of "dubious" quality I would not like to speculate there is no health risk. After all most horses I know and ride (rather than eat!) have worming mixtures, vet medicines.. etc. I really don't know and wouldn't like to state so strongly that there would be no health risk. As far as I can make out its not really clear where the horsemeat came from and as such makes a statement of good health hard to back up.
Have you ever contemplated the list of pharmaceuticals and food additives insinuated into "legitimate" beef cattle? The average pony is probably no better or worse in this regard [:)]


Reply ID 92638

11/02/2013 by Darcy Sarto

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Originally posted by Leo Densian
Looking at the prices they were charging for some of this muck I'm surprised there is meat of any type in it
Muck it might be but cheap food has its place. I may, however, be perverse - I like Haggis and Faggots.


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