Why did the chicken cross the road? Because now she can without getting hit!
A fearless rescue chicken who goes for walkabouts around an English village got a reflective vest to prevent cars from running her over — causing locals to squawk with delight.
Billie Jean the hen, who lives at The Railway Inn in Cam, Gloucestershire, was given the neon-yellow garment after she was spotted strutting her stuff miles from home, according to SWNS.
“Locals have told me she followed them to school while they were dropping off their kids. I’ve even had to walk her back before she wandered too far and got into trouble,” said Lucy Brimble, a bartender at the pub.
Workers at the bar got the bird the “high visibility” vest — which features special holes for her wings and is decked out with her name — after locals got worried she’d get hit while free-ranging.
“We’ve had people message us on Facebook, worried about Billie crossing roads. So, we decided to get her a high-viz jacket,” pub landlady Sharron Brimble, 60, said.
“People do really love her. She’s quite a character,” she added.
“She likes to be on her own – she doesn’t like to be around any other chickens. When she goes across the road, cars stop for her. She rules the roost – she doesn’t care.”
The headstrong hen, who is believed to be about two years old, was named after a regular at the pub.
Her favorite food is cheese and crackers.
