Netizens amused by HDB resident’s wild chicken versus ‘huge cockroach’ pest control plan

A subreddit post has gone viral after an HDB resident suggested bringing a wild chicken home to deal with a cockroach problem.

HDB resident’s ‘chicken solution’ to cockroach issue

On 4 May, the Original Poster (OP) took to r/askSingapore to ask if it was illegal to pick up a “wild chicken” and temporarily bring it home.

The OP explained that a “huge cockroach” was causing trouble in their HDB flat, and they thought a chicken could be the perfect solution to “defeat” the pest.

While acknowledging that capturing and eating the chicken would be illegal, the OP wondered if borrowing a chicken briefly and releasing it afterwards might be acceptable.

“I know it is illegal to capture and ea...