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On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 22:34:33 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades
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(Proper) free-range hens have a chicken house, but are free to invade
their neighbours' gardens, get run over in the road, roost in trees or
go on holiday with Mr. Fox.

We visited Castle Howard a couple of weeks ago and noticed that
peacocks were roosting fairly high up in trees. I can't recall seeing
a peacock fly. We have never seen grebes fly either.

Oh, peafowl fly. A peacock adopted me for a summer and used to roost on
my roof. At first light he would stomp up and down the ridge in hobnail
boots, uttering piercing whistles.

The dwelling being (nominally) a bungalow, and having a corrugated iron
lid, this was an unwelcome activity, and had it continued much longer
might have introduced me to the delights of roast peacock........

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