Shem Banbury - Kiwi Kids News Editor
The world’s fastest chicken has been found in the United Kingdom.
The World Hen Racing Championships for 2017 were held at the Barley Mow public house in the Derbyshire Peak District village of Bonsall.
The event goes back more than 100 years and is held annually.
The winning chicken was named ‘Cooked it’ and trained by a 9 year old school boy. The runner-up was named ‘Pluckedit’.
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28 Responses
why would we want to see a chekin race
But chickens are already fast
that is so so cool
yay that the best chicken stuff seen
Got a video of it?
Cool I thought chickens were already fast
Great story kiwi kids news
why would you want to find out
I love chickens
This is funny ????
Now they’re free,
Now they’re moving
C’mon chickens,
Lets get groovin!
That’s crazy but funny at the same time
Haha! How do they know it’s really the fastest one? My chickens are pretty speedy
Not bad it should race me?
that is so cool and never heared aboat it
chickens are evil ! my one destroyed my ant farm
the chicken should of been called chicky
i like chickens
I wish we could have a race like that in Cromwell
So cute
Wow!
why would they do that?
HA HA looks like one of my chickens called Aphrodite!
funnny a little chicken is that is fast funny $$$$$$$$$$$$$ MUAAAA
this is so weird chief editor you need to work on your skills their lacking
thats funny he better cluck away!!!
I don’t believe that they can run fast
im faster than that chicken