Funny fowl

I have learnt a few things about fowl recently. I know it is a funny topic of conversation, but it just seems to keep coming up. I had read that there were chickens here called bicycle chickens, so I went about in search of this mysterious bicycle bird. I have to admit that I have been disappointed to not find any chickens riding bicycles and have had to accept a more logical explanation for the name.

A bicycle chicken is also known as an African chicken. It is sometimes called bicycle chicken because it runs all over the place looking for food and when it runs its little legs and big feet peddle quickly. It is smaller than the chickens we have at home and definitely sportier! It is the type of chicken we can find for sale at the roadside BBQ’s (fire pits). The meat is redder, more like a duck or game bird and it has a stronger taste. There is a lot less meat on a bicycle chicken then on the chickens we get, but it is tasty!

Now there is also another type of chicken here that is fatter, lazier, waits at home to be fed, it never wanders too far from home and goes to sleep at night. This chicken is basically the complete opposite to the bicycle/African chicken who runs around all day and night, grabbing food where it can. Now this lazy chicken is called a “Tubabu” chicken, also know as White chicken. Nothing insinuated in the description that reflects white people I hope…. These white chickens are used to produce eggs, but they don’t eat the chickens very often.

Now just like the chickens there are classifications for pigeons which are also sold to be eaten (I have yet to try pigeon). African pigeons are basically the same description as bicycle/African chickens: sporty and active. Then there are white pigeons, same as white chickens, but then there is class all its own and these are called American pigeons! Now these American pigeons are BIG! Now I’m not so sure how I feel about the classification of these fowls, but taken with a little humour… This Sunday I even called myself a white chicken when I felt like staying home and relaxing instead of running about all over town.