Roosters problem of Hawai
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:47 am
From WSJ
Kauai, the oldest of the Hawaiian islands, is called the garden isle for its lush vegetation. Now people are calling it the chicken isle because it is overrun by roosters, hens and little chicks.
Most of the birds are believed to be descendants of former fighting cocks unleashed during a devastating hurricane more than a decade ago. The birds now forage at outdoor food courts and ruin sugar cane and corn crops. They wake islanders -- and tourists -- with predawn crowing.
"Do you know how to cook a rooster?" asks Jeanne Jackson, who runs a jewelry booth near Poipu Beach, which has so many chickens the birds lay eggs inside store booths like Ms. Jackson's. "You put it in a pot with a lava stone. When the rock gets soft, you still have two more hours."
[I always thought desi murga tasted better had better flavor than the steroid laden bland broilers around these days}
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123863006121980573.html
Kauai, the oldest of the Hawaiian islands, is called the garden isle for its lush vegetation. Now people are calling it the chicken isle because it is overrun by roosters, hens and little chicks.
Most of the birds are believed to be descendants of former fighting cocks unleashed during a devastating hurricane more than a decade ago. The birds now forage at outdoor food courts and ruin sugar cane and corn crops. They wake islanders -- and tourists -- with predawn crowing.
"Do you know how to cook a rooster?" asks Jeanne Jackson, who runs a jewelry booth near Poipu Beach, which has so many chickens the birds lay eggs inside store booths like Ms. Jackson's. "You put it in a pot with a lava stone. When the rock gets soft, you still have two more hours."
[I always thought desi murga tasted better had better flavor than the steroid laden bland broilers around these days}
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123863006121980573.html