Texas A&M has research farms dotted around Texas.
Once, while driving near one on a dirt road, I noticed a plume of dust in the rear view mirror quickly catching up to me.
A minute later, it passes me and I see it’s this chicken going 30 MPH faster than me.
I watch as it continues up the road and does a sharp right into a gate whose road leads up to a complex of buildings and barns.
Once I get to the gate, I note the sign that says Texas A&M Chicken Research Farm #13. Intrigued, I pull in and was eventually met by one of the researchers.
“Can I help you sir?” he asked.
“Yeah. I just saw this strangest thing. Driving down the road, I was passed by a chicken who turned into your gate and went toward one of the barns. What is going on here?”
“That was one of ours sure enough. Well, you see, it’s well known when folks enjoy fried chicken, one of their favorite parts is the drumsticks. So we though we could help chicken farmers make more profit if we developed a chicken with three legs instead of two.”
“Oh. How do they taste? Any better?”
“We don’t know. We haven’t been able to catch one.”
