On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 05:18:24 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:02:39 +1100, Jeßus wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:25:43 +0200, ChattyCathy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:50:37 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chickens will eat just about anything that is not faster than their
>>>> peckers.
>>>
>>>Quite so; chickens are omnivores after all. However, our lot draw the
>>>line at carrots....
>>
>> I've seen rooster die from a piece of carrot lodged in its throat.
>
>Ours just don't eat carrots - not even cooked.
>
>FWIW, we've had exactly one rooster - but he eventually became so
>aggressive towards us whenever we got close to his 'harem' (to the point
>of drawing blood) that he ended up in the pot.

I had one rooster like that. Every few weeks he would fly at me, the
last time he caught me by surprise and got me twice with his spurs in
my ankle... his new career as chicken stock was much more pleasant
(and tastier).