"Why did the chicken cross the road?" It's probably one of the oldest jokes in the joke book. Seriously, it's up there with set-ups like "A Scotsman, an Englishman and an Irishman walk into a bar" or "Knock knock; who's there?" in terms of joke formats that have been flogged like the proverbial dead horse. But how many times have you actually seen a chicken cross the road anyway? It's not a common occurrence in my experience. Anyway, there are plenty of unfortunate battery hens out there who never see the outside of a cage, let along get the chance to trot across another road. But I digress. <img class="wp-image-12537893 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/06/b4735297-screen-shot-2019-06-28-at-11.46.10.png" alt="An image of the chicken harness." width="443" height="444" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Yesito]] It seems as though somebody has taken the joke set-up literally. In fact, they're not so much interested in 'why' a chicken crossed the road, so much as they are preoccupied with 'how.' And to that end, an inventor has come up with a pretty dang wacky invention. Namely, the chicken harness. That's right folks, you read that correctly: it's a special harness for chickens that allows you to attach a lead to their backs and walk poultry just like a dog. Why you would actually want to do this is beyond me: maybe there are farmers out there who watched Chicken Run and assumed it was a documentary? Here you can see the product from Yesito.com, which shows how it works. The harness has a simple buckle and adjustable straps that fit any average-sized hen, and if that wasn't impressive enough, it also comes complete with a natty bow tie affixed to the front for when your feathered friend needs to look extra fancy. <figure id="jsid-post-abYN4WL" class="img-container"> <picture><source srcset="https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/abYN4WL_700bwp.webp" type="image/webp" /></picture> </figure> <img class="wp-image-12537894 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/06/fd053e0d-screen-shot-2019-06-28-at-11.46.00.png" alt="An image of the chicken harness." width="461" height="396" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Yesito]]   That's right: for the price of just <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07D1JQ664" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">$50</a>, you can start walking your own chickens safely across the road. Still, that doesn't answer the question of why anyone would want to. I guess we may never know...

You can now get a harness so your chicken can safely cross the road

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