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SINGAPORE — They crow at ungodly hours, leave their droppings everywhere and are getting on the nerves of residents here — wild chickens are becoming an increasingly common sight in many neighbourhoods across the island. The National Parks Board (NPark'I really wouldn't mind them being culled at this point': Complaints of wild chickens around HDB blocks on the rise
SINGAPORE — They crow at ungodly hours, leave their droppings everywhere and are getting on the nerves of residents here — wild chickens are becoming an increasingly common sight in many neighbourhoods across the island. The National Parks Board (NParks) has been receiving an increasing number of complaints over the years, with 600 instances so far in 2023. It received 950 complaints in 2021, up from 350 in 2017. Figures for 2022 are not available. Free-ranging chickens have for years been reported in areas such as Pasir Ris and Kembangan, but residents say the birds have started popping up in 2023 in areas such as Jalan Bukit Merah, where they were once a rare sight. Residents say they are concerned about the noise from crowing roosters, unhygienic droppings and how the birds clog up the road. Read more