Hitchin' a Ride

Chicken hitchin’ a ride on a motorcycle! In the middle of suburban America! Leave it to my middle son (I’ll call him Josh to protect his identity) – soft-hearted and always ready to try something different.

While attending university, Josh worked part-time for an airline as a ramp agent. One night while handling baggage, he spotted a baby chick running loose in the airport, having escaped from its baby chick crate. He caught it and decided to take it home and adopt it for a pet.

Living in a house in the city wasn’t exactly conducive to raising poultry but then, not being a country boy, he saw no problem! In fact, he couldn’t wait for the chick to become a chicken and start laying eggs for his breakfast! He had it all planned! The big black cat living in the house was quite intrigued by this new addition to the family. He examined it, patted it, watched it, snuggled with it . . .

It wasn’t until the chick began to grow into a chicken that the then not-so-cute issues became problems. He soon learned that whole wheat bread and vegetables weren’t the food of choice for a bird – and to find a poultry supply store was impossible. He learned that he couldn’t “train” the chicken to use a box, or wait till he took it outside . . . He learned that chickens smell – bad – and are messy – very – so he finally fashioned a large cardboard box into somewhat of a ‘house’ for the chicken’s remaining days with him before it was delivered to a real chicken farm! And now you have the rest of the story!