Police Seek Owner Of Lost Chicken In Bergen County As People Make Jokes

PARK RIDGE, NJ — Police in Bergen County often publicize found pets, and sometimes they take a humorous tone to attract attention. But commenters seemed to go out of their way to add to the merriment on Sunday when the Park Ridge police crowed about a rooster they'd found.

"Usually our officers eat chicken tenders," the police posted Sunday morning. "They don’t become chicken tenders. It appears we have a Barred Rock rooster that was located near 27 Kinderkamack Rd."

Apparently the bird is starting to annoy them.

"Please come take your chicken home," they wrote. "He’s very pretty but his crowing is distracting while typing reports."

The announcement led to some fowl (word) play on the part of the commenters.

Here are 10 of the best jokes so far:

Top 10 Fowl Jokes

• The PRPD is not flocking around
• Henny, can you bail me out? I got arroostered...
• At least he's not a flight risk!
• That's clucked up
• Did he try to cross the road, and if so, did he use a legal crosswalk?
• Arrested for fowl deeds
• Aw he just wants to work dispatch! Get him a little headset
• Goats, horse, deer n now chicken. Park Ridge in the dell
• Idk if chicken tenders is the direction I would have [gone] for jokes
• Is this your chick? Did one get away?

One woman admitted she was resisting the "overwhelming" urge to make double entendres, and another called the officer in the photo "fine." Someone simply called the jokes "hilarious."

But one commenter had a serious explanation.

"Lots of people get chickens and once they realize they have a rooster they let them go," she wrote. "I hope this is not the case but if you need a place to rehome him please reach out." (If you're a city slicker and wondering why folks would prefer a chicken, it's all about the eggs.)

In any case, a Park Ridge police spokesperson said the bird was handed off to Bergen County animal control for safe keeping.

And incidentally, he was found in front of a house, not crossing the road.

If you want to claim the big rooster is yours, call the police at 201-391-5401.