Chickens are great characters, not cowards | Letters

Jo Barlow kept chickens for more than 15 years and found them to be intelligent, brave and funny

Whoever deemed chickens synonymous with cowardice obviously didn’t tell my 14-year‑old bantam who took on a hungry Harris hawk and won (Chickens are synonymous with cowardice. Is it time to stick up for our feathered friends?, 11 November).

I kept chickens for more than 15 years and found them to be intelligent, unique characters who could be brave, funny, naughty, loving and kind in equal measure.

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