Scratch Out A Living

More Poems About Chickens

Limericks Rule the Roost

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A friend from school had a business plan that seemed promising. He intended to become a millionaire by getting chickens.

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Then, when these chickens had other chickens, and those chickens had chickens, he would wait until he had a million chickens and sell them for a dollar apiece.

Without the chicken, many famous people may have been lesser known, because of their infamous sayings:

• “It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house.” — Warren E. Burger
• -“I dream of a better tomorrow where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
• - “Boys, I may not know much, but I know chicken poop from chicken salad.” — Lyndon B. Johnson

More Poems About Chickens

In the farmyard where chickens have flocked,
They scratch, and they cluck, and they squawk.
Unless walking with care,
One will scoot quickly there,
On what…