Meet Percy the Peacock – protector of chickens
Lots of creatures love the taste of chickens so they’re always at risk. They’re just too damn tasty.
This woman took a month off work to travel America with her retired mother But one farm has got its own chicken protector: three year old Percival the peacock.
Queensland farmer Mark Burgunder has enlisted Percy’s help to watch over his free-range ‘pasture’ poultry.
But he’s not just there to stop them being eaten – he’s also quite fond of hanging out with them.
The girls got a Christmas great today… Some old rolled oats, unhulled sun flower seeds and a piece of left over omelette… #chicken... read more
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