Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm

Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by brianbreslin on Thursday March 14, 2019 @11:42AM (#19390248)

my labrador would HAPPILY eat himself into a coma. They are bred to not have the genes that regulate satiety making them super food motivated.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by Aromasin on Thursday March 14, 2019 @12:24PM (#19390734)

Can attest to that. My lab recently stole three pizzas(placed on a raised table twice his height) when we left the room, sicked it all up from the sheer volume, then lapped it all up again; all in the 5 minutes we were out. Their hunger can truly not be sated.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by stinos on Thursday March 14, 2019 @01:15PM (#19391284)

My lab recently stole three pizzas

Working in 'a lab' i.e. laboratory I'm so used to that meaning of the word it took me a few seconds to understand this sentence :P

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by libraryatnight on Thursday March 14, 2019 @01:39PM (#19391519)

I imagine the folks in your lab could decimate three pizzas, too.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by analogyexpert on Thursday March 14, 2019 @02:05PM (#19391767)

I could decimate three pizzas and still fight to not have to share that third piece, unless these three pizzas were merely the sacrificial portion of a larger cohort of thirty pizzas.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by brianbreslin on Friday March 15, 2019 @05:26PM (#19404474)

This is relevant and just came up when I googled Labrador retriever hungry. http://mentalfloss.com/article/79446/science-explains-why-yo...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday March 14, 2019 @01:52PM (#19391640)

I don’t know that they are bred for this?

I assumed it was natural dog / fox/ wolf / canine behaviour. Probably most wild hunters / scavengers?

Either way, dogs are particularly suited to gorging and fasting. And I was under the impression that’s why dogs shouldn’t have free access to food, and why so many pet dogs are overweight.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by brianbreslin on Friday March 15, 2019 @05:25PM (#19404456)

My other dog which is a mutt, mix of small/medium dog has total hunger control. He will eat til he is full, then we have to move his leftover food away otherwise the Lab will eat his food too.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by brianbreslin on Friday March 15, 2019 @05:25PM (#19404467)

This was kind of relevant and timely http://mentalfloss.com/article/79446/science-explains-why-yo...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Chickens 'gang up' to kill intruder fox on French farm by TheSpiceIsLife on Saturday March 16, 2019 @08:14AM (#19407445)

Thanks for the link.

[ Parent | on HN ]