Originally Posted by youme
Do they have any natural enemies? Or people try to get them to make some suvenir with their beautiful feathers????
I am also curious if there are any other birda/animals with beautiful color tha I have never seen in NZ. Do you have any idea??
I will show the blue chicken to my kids when they come home from school.
Their natural enemies are truck drivers, as well as the usual stoats (like a ferret) and rats.
They don't make good eating, apparently, although their feathers are gorgeous so they're hunted during duck season. My vet does eat them, she reckons cooked really slowly in a casserole they're ok. Most people say to cook a Pukeko you add a stone to the pot. When the meat is cooked, throw away the bird and eat the stone. ;-)