Farm Boy Invents Tinder for Chickens

Down in Comanche, young Earl had a scheme,
To matchmake hens with digital dream.
He built an app with a scratchy screen,
Called “Cluckr”–for the coop’s dating scene.
The hens would swipe with their beaks so shy,
Roosters puffed up, struttin’ fly.
Profiles said things like, “I peck real slow,”
Or “I lay eggs in a rhythmic flow.”
One hen named Blanche, with a flirty stare,
Matched with a roo named Fred from Delaware.
They met in the barn–awkward at best,
Fred wore spats, Blanche wore a vest.
A city girl asked, “Is this real love?”
Blanche cooed, “Better than a dove.”
The preacher sighed, “What’s next to fall?
Bible apps for goats? Sermons for stall?”
But Earl got rich off subscription plans–
“Two eggs per month gets premium hens.”
Now ranches buzz with wireless charm,
While chickens ghost each other on the farm.
The moral here is techno-thick:
If love don’t cluck, try swipe or click.

Alan Nafzger (editor@bohiney.com)

Last Updated on August 3, 2022 by Alan Nafzger

By Alan Nafzger

Professor Alan Nafzger is the publisher of Farm.FM, writing from Wichita Falls, Texas. He earned his Ph.D. in political science with a focus on rural policy and agricultural economics, a master's degree in public administration emphasizing rural development, and a bachelor's degree in political science. Over a dual career spanning 57 years, he has taught rural policy, agricultural economics, and county administration while managing a family operation that includes farming, ranching, and dairy. The classroom and the farmstead keep each other honest: he writes about the policies he has studied and the cattle, crops, and milk checks he has actually had to live with.

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