They actually eat almost everything you find in and around the lakes; they like mussels and “duck food”, but they often dive for plants on the bottom. They do a little jump so that they can dive under the water surface. Wonderful. But what happens when the food-seeker is already waiting above and wants to steal the prey? Yes, there is trouble. Since the chickens cannot take off vertically, they always have to walk over the water for a moment. In Germany they are called “Blässhuhn” (because of the white spot and beak – Blässe = pale) but it looks like Bless-Huhn would have suited them better. 😉