Key West Barber Hired To Trim Chicken Population

[matcom]

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KEY WEST, Fla. (Reuters) - In the latest of battles against the strutting, free-roaming population of cocks, hens and chicks, city officials in Florida's southernmost city are hiring a local barber to catch and curb the feathered fowl.

Key West's city commission agreed on Tuesday night to pay up to $20,000 to hire Key West native Armando Para to capture the cluckers and haul them out of town, likely to a farm in Brooksville, Florida, north of Tampa.

"There's some places chickens shouldn't be," Para said on Wednesday, pledging to follow the city's orders when his contract is finalized in late January.

Assistant City Manager John Jones estimates Key West has 1,500 to 2,000 chickens roaming the free-spirited 2-mile-by-4-mile island, one of Florida's most popular tourist destinations.

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[ClintonTyree]

1. If you've ever been there.............

you'd know that chickens ARE a problem. They're every stinking place you go, and I DO mean stinking. Chicken crap is full of ammonia, and in the hot Florida sun it takes on a life of i's own. I'm glad they're "relocating" them to Brooksville, and not on the menu at Sloppy Joe's.

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. Um, I don't think that farm in Brooksville is a spa for chickens...

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[ClintonTyree]

3. I've been to Brooksville.....................

you're right! ;)

[KG]

4. how, by choking the chicken?

:shrug:

[underpants]

5. What about the Rooster Rescue Team from the Chicken Store?

http://www.thechickenstore.com/

I've actually been in this store it was pretty cool.