Kauai Feral Chickens
Kauai's picturesque Poipu Beach Park is one of the places overrun by Hawaii feral chickens. Hurricanes released these birds into the wild, with no natural predators. These colorful feathered invaders have become a charming sight to some and a significant nuisance to others, prompting this newly enacted law.
Chickens: roosters, hen, chicks.Chickens: roosters, hen, chicks. They are everywhere. From outside your bedroom window to the beaches of Lumahai to the parking lot at Foodland.
A feral chicken stands at the base of colorful Waimea Canyon in Kauai ...
In Kauai, the chickens have gone wild! So the infamous question, where did they all come from? Well as local lore goes, the hurricanes of 1982 (Iwa) and 1992 (Iniki) destroyed domestic coops, releasing the chickens into. The Hawaiian Island of Kauai is home to thousands of feral chickens, who roam the streets freely and cause disturbances. On the island of Kauai, wherever humans go, chickens go too.
Hens and chicks kick around in grocery-store parking lots and parks. They're visitors to cookouts and picnics. On popular hikes, many.
The Secret Life of Poultry: Kauai's Feral Chickens - Backyard Poultry
Kauai is home to thousands of wild chickens, a particular variety that's vibrant in plumage but of mixed value to the ecosystem of the island. They eat the venomous centipedes native to Kauai, a trait that people seem to like, but they have no natural predators besides pet cats and dogs, and the population is growing at an alarming rate. Hawaii, renowned for its natural beauty and diverse wildlife, faces a unique challenge with its feral chicken population.
To address the issue, Hawaii passed a law (text below) in July 2024 designed to control the population of feral chickens and roosters and educate people about the pitfalls of feeding feral chickens. Sample collection and sequencing A total of 23 feral chicken samples donated by private individuals from the island of Kauai, in Hawaii in 2013 and imported to Sweden under permit DRN 6.2.18-1361/. Residents and tourists in Kailua and Kauai, among other areas of the islands, have been complaining for years about the growing presence of flocks of wild fowl.
Kauai Feral Chicken Photograph by Don White - Fine Art America
"The feral birds are everywhere. Although these birds may be commonplace for the residents of Kauai, I still consider visiting the feral chickens of Hawaii a bucket list item for any serious chicken lover. It's definitely on my list.
Originally published in the December 2019/January 2020 issue of Backyard Poultry and regularly vetted for accuracy. The last bill aimed at controlling and reducing the population of feral chickens across Hawaii died this week in the Legislature, once again, as residents remain divided over whether the ubiquitous presence of chickens in both urban and rural areas represents part of Hawaii's cultural and agricultural past or a modern.
