We all know why the chicken crossed the road but one bed and breakfast thought they would give them a helping hand by sticking them in high-vis jackets.

You read that correctly.

Chickens, in high-visibility jackets, so they can cross the road, and get to the other side… safely.

Staff at Glenshieling House in Hatton Road, Blairgowrie, Scotland, said they took the precaution as some of their clutch of 14 hens can be a little adventurous.

Owner Louise Lennox also used the protective clothing as a smart marketing exercise and scrawled the name of her B&B on the side of the vests together with its phone number.

She told STV News: ‘I have 14 hens for my B&B, which help out with the breakfast side of things, along with a cockerel.

‘They normally stay in the garden but a couple of them like to go for a wee wander down the path and sometimes across the road.

‘I just thought it would be a little bit of fun and would also keep the hens safe, so I put some vests on the wanderers.’

Source:
courtesy of METRO

by Chris Caulfield

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