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Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by simonsarris on Thursday March 14, 2019 @11:25AM (#19390047)
This is called mobbing and birds are most famously known to do it, I'm kind of surprised they don't mention the behavior by name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobbing_(animal_behavior)

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Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by frosted-flakes on Thursday March 14, 2019 @01:26PM (#19391387)
Anyone who's attacked a chicken in The Legend of Zelda can attest to this behaviour.
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Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by chrisfinazzo on Thursday March 14, 2019 @11:55AM (#19390399)
https://twitter.com/siracusa/status/1105801186878345218
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