Just saw the funniest thing...
There are chickens roaming free EVERYwhere on Kauai. They cross the road in front of your car, they hang out on the patio (called a lanai, here), and they just add a general color to the whole experience of being here. And I'm sure if I look hard enough I'll find myself some free eggs.
A girl chicken and a boy chicken just walked up to the lanai, I could see them through the sliding glass door of my unit. The girl seemed kinda interested in the boy, and he a little in her, but they were still just sort of flirting. She jumps on the patio table, and he wanders around a bit on the concrete. All of a sudden, another rooster walks up, struts really, and starts advancing on the first rooster. Kinda slow-like, the first rooster starts walking away, and faster, the second follows, and they wander away past the corner of the building where I can no longer see them. All of a sudden, I hear some loud not-happy noises. A moment later the first rooster streaks past the window with the second rooster chasing him. After about 5 seconds I hear what is obviously a rooster fight, and then a few seconds after that the SECOND rooster struts back to the patio. By now, the girl's back on the concrete, and she's not happy. She wanders away from this jerk, past the corner of the building where I can't see, with the rooster hot on her heels. I hear some, again, not-happy clucking noises evident of a struggle, and then a pause. And then a crow. And another crow. And another crow. And another crow. And then the rooster slowly wanders past my window again, head held high. A moment later, the girl comes back onto the patio ruffling her feathers and cleaning out the bugs.
In humans what just happened would be considered illegal, immoral, AND unethical! Poor chicken!
A girl chicken and a boy chicken just walked up to the lanai, I could see them through the sliding glass door of my unit. The girl seemed kinda interested in the boy, and he a little in her, but they were still just sort of flirting. She jumps on the patio table, and he wanders around a bit on the concrete. All of a sudden, another rooster walks up, struts really, and starts advancing on the first rooster. Kinda slow-like, the first rooster starts walking away, and faster, the second follows, and they wander away past the corner of the building where I can no longer see them. All of a sudden, I hear some loud not-happy noises. A moment later the first rooster streaks past the window with the second rooster chasing him. After about 5 seconds I hear what is obviously a rooster fight, and then a few seconds after that the SECOND rooster struts back to the patio. By now, the girl's back on the concrete, and she's not happy. She wanders away from this jerk, past the corner of the building where I can't see, with the rooster hot on her heels. I hear some, again, not-happy clucking noises evident of a struggle, and then a pause. And then a crow. And another crow. And another crow. And another crow. And then the rooster slowly wanders past my window again, head held high. A moment later, the girl comes back onto the patio ruffling her feathers and cleaning out the bugs.
In humans what just happened would be considered illegal, immoral, AND unethical! Poor chicken!