Peacock forced to be captured after terrorising 92-year-old's farm

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Peacock forced to be captured after terrorising 92-year-old's farm.

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A chaos-causing peacock has wreaked havoc on Suffolk farm this week after turning its ire on a 92-year-old farmer's chickens.The flamboyant bird had to be captured following its disruptive behaviour towards the poultry belonging to Tom Walne, known to locals as Farmer Tom.The peacock arrived at the property near Copdock on Monday and, at first, appeared to settle in peacefully alongside the existing birds.Farmer Tom's wife, Sandy Walne, told the BBC of her husband's excitement after calling her at the start of the week.

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She said he was "ever so excited" by the ordeal - but what was believed to be a feathered friend soon turned on his new-found poultry pals."On Tuesday morning he was still here and when I let the chickens out he just went loopy," Farmer Tom recounted."He flew at the chickens, eventually he separated the cockerel from the hens and he chased the cockerel.""We've had to shut him up," the wife added.Once the uninvited visitor began terrorising the farm's cockerels, the...

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