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« on: May 14, 2014, 22:53:06 »

From the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

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M62 crash chickens given 'freedom' by pet sanctuary

Hundreds of chickens rescued from a motorway in Greater Manchester after a lorry hit a safety barrier are being rehomed by a nearby pet sanctuary.

About 1,500 chickens were killed when the lorry crashed on the M62 between junctions 11 and 12 at about 04:00 BST.

Hundreds of the surviving birds were herded up an embankment by workers from the nearby Dogs 4 Rescue and are now being given away to "good homes".

The driver of the lorry was uninjured in the crash.

Emma Billington, from the rescue centre, said she hoped they would "go on and live normal lives".

She said her colleagues had sprung into action after some of the birds began appearing in a field near the sanctuary for cats and dogs.

"All the cages were everywhere so it wasn't a case of being able to put them back in there," she said.

"We just carried them up the embankment to safety.

"We were dealing with such high numbers and we were gathering them up as we were walking about. We were doing it for hours."

She said it was not known who owned the chickens, but that dozens of people had already taken birds for their own gardens.

"The sadness is that this is the most freedom they have ever had so I'd like them to be really lucky and go on and live normal lives."

The lorry crash closed parts of the M62 for several hours.

Michael Clarke of the Highways Agency said the organisation "drafted in as much manpower as we could from across the North West" and received help from the emergency services and the RSPCA in order to clear debris and round up the remaining chickens.

Elsewhere I've read that the police have ruled out fowl play.  Tongue

Come on then folks, there must be a plethora of other puns to go with this story...



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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2014, 09:47:45 »

You need to sort out the pecking order first.
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2014, 10:58:43 »

Eggsactly.  Roll Eyes
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William Huskisson MP (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2014, 13:14:24 »

These answers are nothing to crow about...  Wink
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2014, 14:46:57 »

Sorry, didn't mean to ruffle any feathers  Tongue
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2014, 16:25:39 »

Was the transporter on its way to Henbury by any chance?  Lucky Eggscape for the survivors....
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« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2014, 20:49:30 »

Alternatively, the transporter could have been on its way to Egremont - just to pluck another disused railway station name out of the air, so to speak.  Wink

Anyway, as about 1,500 of the total 6,800 chickens on board were killed in the crash, perhaps those which survived were the clucky ones.  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2014, 22:34:03 »

I've scratched around for a contribution and come up with nothing, but I'll be chicken out other people's ideas from time-to-time.
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« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2014, 22:44:02 »

Fair enough: we wouldn't want anyone to feel cooped up in this latest topic.  Lips sealed
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William Huskisson MP (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2014, 20:48:58 »

Well here is my totally irrelevant contribution.  The usual stock photo Roll Eyes Tongue: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Chickens_in_market.jpg
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« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2014, 22:21:28 »

Perhaps this was technically a roostering error?

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