Roosters terrorize Columbia, Maryland

[The Outlaw]

COLUMBIA, Md. -- There is a real-life chicken run going on in Columbia.

Since March, chickens and roosters have been terrorizing several neighborhoods near the Columbia Town Center.

WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Lowell Melser said the community of Barnside in Columbia is truly living up to its name after police said 18 chickens and roosters invaded the neighborhood. Melser said while most have been caught, two are really fowling things up.

He reported that two roosters have taken over the neighborhood and said it looks like leaving is not an option.

"Right now, we're just trying to take the roosters back out of that area," said Jennifer Reidy of the Howard County police. "Save the roosters -- trying to keep them safe."

Howard County animal control has tried 10 times to catch the pesky poultry, but each time they have come up empty-handed.

"They were camped out in that tree," James Duga said. "They didn't catch any roosters, no."

"All you hear is cockle-doodle-doo," Kate Cobb said. "I've gotten to the point where I can fall back asleep but they still wake me up everyday."

Read the whole story at http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/4523321/detail.thml

[lcbrink]

Sounds like the solution is a .22 or birdshot, and then an afternoon chicken BBQ.

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[Tiki]

I think they're jst playing "chicken"! :icon_lol: