In a cuckoo Marans versus barred rock chicken fight, which bird is at the top of the pecking order? Chickens today have ...

Farm Manager Katie Bates is convinced the rare female breeds were stolen to order as it involved a prepared vehicle with cages, vaulting over padlocked gates and entering the locked chicken house.

Staff were horrified to discover eight chickens, including Silkies, Bantams and Ayam Cemani ... Farm Manager Katie Bates is convinced the rare female breeds were stolen to order as it involved ...

The stolen chickens, which all belonged to rare breeds, were worth about £400 ... The remaining seven birds were made up of Silkies and Banthams. Silkies have big tufts on their heads "Silkies ...