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A Guy Finds His Chicken Taking Care Of Three Orphaned Kittens And Captures It In A Viral Video
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A Guy Finds His Chicken Taking Care Of Three Orphaned Kittens And Captures It In A Viral Video

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We often hear that parents are not those who give birth, but those who raise their children, giving their time, patience, and love. And who said that an adoptive parent is supposed to be from the same species? Nature never ceases to amaze us and the proof has recently been spotted in Iraq.

Kurdish farmer and soldier Goran A Surchi encountered something he wasn’t expecting in his chicken coop and got it on video. After their mother’s passing, three orphaned kitties needed shelter, warmth, and care, and this kind chicken took them under her feathers like her own. Quite literally.

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    A farmer heard meows coming from the chicken coop and thought the chickens could be in danger

    Image credits: @goran.surchi

    He then realized the meows were surprisingly coming from under the chicken

    Image credits: @goran.surchi

    Image credits: @goran.surchi

    When he lifted the hen, he spotted three tiny kittens instead of baby chicks

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    Image credits: @goran.surchi

    “For some time now, I was hearing meows coming from our chicken coop and I was curious to know what was going on, as our chickens could be in danger. When I realized that the meows were coming from under the chicken, I decided to record it so as not to miss this unique moment and to my surprise, there were three beautiful kittens there,” Surchi told us about his cute encounter.

    Image credits: @goran.surchi

    A protective chicken named Lee took the kittens under her warm feathers after their mom passed away

    Image credits: @goran.surchi

    “Later we came to find the lifeless mother of the kittens. Unfortunately, she drowned in a lake near the farm.”

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    Image credits: @goran.surchi

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    “Amazing how our chicken seemed to know the story, thus resolving to take care of the kittens”

    Image credits: @goran.surchi

    Image credits: @goran.surchi

    Surchi shared the adorable video on TikTok and it quickly went viral with 298.6k views

    @goran.surchi😩😩♬ الصوت الأصلي – goran.a_88

    To no one’s surprise, people absolutely loved it

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    Surchi visits his animals daily and always notices how compassionate and kind they are to each other.

    Animals building unexpected friendships with other species and even taking on the role of a parent is a common occurrence in nature. Bored Panda has previously shared a wholesome list of animal buddies here and it might surprise you how unbelievable some of them are. Spoiler alert: dogs befriend a pelican, a cheetah, and an elephant, cats chill with rats and owls, a raccoon’s best friend is a giraffe, and a wolf is hanging out with a bear.

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    Hidrėlėy

    Hidrėlėy

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    Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

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    Hidrėlėy

    Hidrėlėy

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    Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

    Violeta Draseikaitė

    Violeta Draseikaitė

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    My name is Violeta and I am an editor here at Bored Panda. I love reading memes for a living. It’s obviously much more than that, but I appreciate the variety of topics, information, and pics I get to see every day and share with the world! Those funny memes really make my day too. Being born in the ’90s in post-Soviet Lithuania speaks more about me than I’d like to admit. I’m still learning about the world and myself, but I do love my friends, traveling, art, and my cat. My favorite fact to share about myself is that I used to hide meatballs in my friend’s pockets at lunch so I could go play outside. I wish all those meatballs could find their way back to me someday.

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    Violeta Draseikaitė

    Violeta Draseikaitė

    Moderator, BoredPanda staff

    My name is Violeta and I am an editor here at Bored Panda. I love reading memes for a living. It’s obviously much more than that, but I appreciate the variety of topics, information, and pics I get to see every day and share with the world! Those funny memes really make my day too. Being born in the ’90s in post-Soviet Lithuania speaks more about me than I’d like to admit. I’m still learning about the world and myself, but I do love my friends, traveling, art, and my cat. My favorite fact to share about myself is that I used to hide meatballs in my friend’s pockets at lunch so I could go play outside. I wish all those meatballs could find their way back to me someday.

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    Daria B
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of another story I saw on TV. A hen on a farm adopted and mothered a no longer stray kitten. Eventually, that cat grew up, had her own babies, and just dumped her kittens for the hen to take care of, while the mama cat wants nothing to do with the babies. Yeah, some ladies just aren't cut for the parents life, even in the animal kingdom.

    BluEyedSeoulite
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes with cats, it takes a couple of litters for the instinct to kick in. Then you have a few like my childhood cat that ate all of her babies... Each litter...

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    Zena Marsh
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How lovely. Lucky the farmer heard them. hope they are thriving now.

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    Daria B
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of another story I saw on TV. A hen on a farm adopted and mothered a no longer stray kitten. Eventually, that cat grew up, had her own babies, and just dumped her kittens for the hen to take care of, while the mama cat wants nothing to do with the babies. Yeah, some ladies just aren't cut for the parents life, even in the animal kingdom.

    BluEyedSeoulite
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes with cats, it takes a couple of litters for the instinct to kick in. Then you have a few like my childhood cat that ate all of her babies... Each litter...

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    Zena Marsh
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How lovely. Lucky the farmer heard them. hope they are thriving now.

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