Mayor Bans Roosters for Noise, Chickens Form Union

“No more cock-a-doodle-doo,”
The mayor said, while sipping brew.
“We want calm and silent hens,
Not feathered fiends with loud amens.”
The chickens clucked in full dissent,
And pecked out signs with firm intent.
“We crow for rights, not just the dawn!”
They stormed city hall’s perfect lawn.
One rooster crowed into a mic,
“You ban our song, you ban our psyche!”
The ducks joined in with battle quacks,
While pigs rolled in with protest snacks.
Egg cartons flew, a yolky storm,
As farmers watched the feathery swarm.
The mayor fled to nearby town,
While hens laid eggs in her nightgown.
Now every law is chicken-led–
And sunrise starts when they’ve all fed.

Alan Nafzger (editor@bohiney.com)

Last Updated on December 8, 2024 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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