The chickens really DID cross the road!
By Katlady2
@Katlady2 (9904)
United States
June 2, 2008 8:58pm CST
I couldn't help myself....I just had to share this with you. And it's really true too. I was sitting at a stop light in town, waiting for it to change. It's at an intersection that is very popular for people dropping off, of all things, chickens! I had my window down, and for once I didn't have my stereo blasting. I heard the chirping of the crosswalk sign (I've been told that it is for people who can't see well to cross the street and they can follow the sound of the chirping). Next thing I know, there are two hens, a rooster and a couple of chicks crossing in front of me IN the crosswalk! I couldn't believe my eyes. And they didn't veer from the crosswalk one single step. There were a lot of cars at the intersection, and even when the light changed we all just sat there waiting for them to get all the way across. It was absolutely hilarious. And of all the times for me to not even have my cell phone camera with me!
Have any of you ever witnessed something like this? Please share. Hugs to everyone.............Carryl
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@weemam (13372)
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3 Jun 08
awee pal I wish I could have seen that , we were out for a drive one day near loch Lomond and a pheasant jumped off a fence and started to cross the road , we stopped and watched it , then about 100 yards up the road his mate ( well we like to think it was ) did the same thing , Hubby opened the window and shouted out " your hubby is just up the road" lol we talk about it often , xx
@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
3 Jun 08
LOL Now that does give new meaning to 'Why did the chicken cross the road?' Too funny and cute. lol Other than the coyote that looked b4 crossing the highway in my one discussion, I haven't witnessed anything like that.
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
5 Jun 08
Now that was something to be seen....
We were driving in Florida one year and as we stopped for the light...5 dogs of various breeds and sizes crossed infront of us in the crosswalk. The littlest one was in the front and they were all lined up by size..I couldn't believe it....They were all by themselves....I was like...you have got to be kidding...LOL
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@Remembering1996 (2219)
• United States
3 Jun 08
Your lucky to have seen that it's to bad you didn't have your cellphone camera with you that would have been a cute pic to post. We all i'm sure feel like you do at one time or another and wish we had one on us at that time and moment. I only saw a mother duck and her ducklings 3 of them crossing a road but wasn't like no intersection like you saw the ones you saw. They are so funny to watch takeing their sweet old time waddling across the street and babbling in duck language to eachother. I hope you get pictures next time this happens if it ever does for you.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
3 Jun 08
The funniest thing I ever saw while driving along a country road, was a chicken running along in the field. The faster I went,the faster the chicken ran. Then I noticed it had 3 legs. This was different, and I had to know more about that chicken so I drove up to the Farm House to ask the Farmer. He told me what he fed them, and how long he had been raising them, and when I asked him if they were good to eat he replied," I don't know! I've never been able to catch one!"
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@nixxi76 (3191)
• Canada
3 Jun 08
haha that is too funny katlady! I think the closest I came to seeing birds crossing the street was when I was working an evening shift and we were feeding the residents because I work in a nursing home and I looked out the window and seen a family of ducks all in a line walking across the street it was so cute. Another time at work there was a family of chicks and the mother hen walking around with her babies just in the back of the building.
Yesterday morning I started up my computer when all the sudden a cow comes walking across my front yard. It freaked me out! lol. I've never in my whole life seen that before and that cow looked like it was on a mission so it wasn't like I was going to try and stop it haha.
It's too bad you didn't have your camera when you seen those chickens cross the road 
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@sun2day (1062)
• Virgin Islands (U.S.)
3 Jun 08
That is a brilliant idea to whomever came up with it. That must have been hilarius, am still laughing. Too bad you didnt have your camera with you. I would have love to see that.
Maybe the next time you pass that way you can get a pic. Thanks for sharing such good humor.
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@icecandies (154)
• Philippines
3 Jun 08
That's one funny experience. Nope. I don't have any experience such as that yet. Maybe some other day.
@bluebells_mercury (64)
• India
3 Jun 08
marvelous..such a gorgeous sight. i couldnt see it.but i am able to visualise it through your words..
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@youdontsay (3497)
• United States
3 Jun 08
Our city is crawling - or should I say waddling? - with Canadian Geese. They often stop traffic to cross the road. In the spring they have a whole train of gosling following them. The other day we saw five or six geese with dozens of gosling. It was startling to see so many of them together.
@Katlady2 (9904)
• United States
3 Jun 08
Oh how funny! What a picture that would make. In one of the towns about 45 minutes away, there are a lot of geese, swans and ducks because there is a decent sized man made lake with a park around it. So there are lots of incidents with them crossing the roads at times. Fortunately they are smart enough to stick to the quiet neighborhood streets instead of the busy ones. Thanks hon.
@whimsystoryteller (1743)
• United States
3 Jun 08
That's hysterical! I can just picture this happening and you sitting there in your car watching the whole thing. Too bad you didn't have a camera is right. I would have loved to have seen this. Do you live in a farm area? Is that why they have hens and a rooster crossing the street? Thanks for the chuckle.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
3 Jun 08
aww...that's a shame you didn't have your cell phone camera..Well no I never quite saw anything like that of chickens crossing a road, particularly a busy intersection, but the closest I got was years, and years ago when I was at this large park, Flushing Meadow, and a momma mallard was walking along and in front of her were her "babies" And yes,was lucky to have my camera with me..this is a black and white photo of them
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@Katlady2 (9904)
• United States
3 Jun 08
Awwww....that photo is adorable. I've actually had a very large goose cross the road to my car and stick her head in the window. I had stopped so she could cross and she just invited herself on over. I think she must have smelled my sandwich, so I had to share some of the bread with her to make her happy. LOL
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Jun 08
There are signs in some places in the hilly areas of Wyoming
warning people of deer jumping across the road, not walking'
mind you . this is what happened to us. we were driving past
newcastle wyoming when we slowed for the sign and looked up.
the deer were on a hill side and were running towards our'
car, then they leaped , sailed over our car and landed on the
other side of the highway, safe and running towards a lush
grassy field with wild flowers gleaming. sometimes the
poor deer do not make it and die, other times they hit
the motorists car and make a lot of damage. lol.
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@Katlady2 (9904)
• United States
3 Jun 08
I've had that happen to me. It's so strange to see deer hoofs sailing over the TOP of the car. Fortunately I was stopped because I had seen a fawn on the side of the road. Then the rest of the family decided to show up and jump my small car. Amazing but a bit scary. Thanks hon.
@WANDALIE44 (888)
• United States
3 Jun 08
i wish my daugther couldve seen that, she is always with how did the chicken cross the road jokes, and she only 8 yrs old so at times shes very silly and laughing at her self, that wouldve been a beautiful sight to see...
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