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‘They’re out of control’: flock of 100 feral chickens torments village

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Not all the villagers are angry about the chickens, with some finding their presence charming. Photograph: ACM1988/Getty Images/iStockphoto

The clucking nuisance of about 100 feral chickens has left residents of a Norfolk village spitting feathers, with locals claiming the birds destroy their gardens and keep them awake.

Dwellers in Snettisham, Norfolk, have said their life is being made “hell” as the chickens swarm in from a nearby wood. It is unclear who owns the land the chickens live on, but villagers believe numbers have soared recently.

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