Chicken gets her own hi-vis jacket to help cross the road

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Chicken gets her own hi-vis jacket to help cross the road
Author: Jay Davis
Published: Dec, 19 2024 15:06

Rescue chicken Billie Jean’s sense of adventure started in the garden of its home, The Railway Inn at the village of Cam in Gloucestershire. The family who’ve owned the pub for the last 30 years are no stranger to housing chickens and ducks, having looked after them for years.

 [Rescue chicken, Billie Jean, roams the roads in Cam near Dursley, Gloucestershire, while wearing her high vis jacket, December 18 2024. A chicken that loves to wander about has been given a high vis jacket - to help it cross the road. Billie Jean, the solitary rescue chicken, roams around the roads by her home at The Railway Inn at Cam near Dursley in Gloucestershire. But landlady Sharron Brimble said their loving animal, who is well-known with the regulars, has begun to 'wonder a little bit further afield than the garden' as of late. So they decided to get a special high viz jacket - to ensure drivers are made aware of Billie Jean when she goes on her adventures. Sharron explained:
Image Credit: Metro [Rescue chicken, Billie Jean, roams the roads in Cam near Dursley, Gloucestershire, while wearing her high vis jacket, December 18 2024. A chicken that loves to wander about has been given a high vis jacket - to help it cross the road. Billie Jean, the solitary rescue chicken, roams around the roads by her home at The Railway Inn at Cam near Dursley in Gloucestershire. But landlady Sharron Brimble said their loving animal, who is well-known with the regulars, has begun to 'wonder a little bit further afield than the garden' as of late. So they decided to get a special high viz jacket - to ensure drivers are made aware of Billie Jean when she goes on her adventures. Sharron explained: "We've had a few comments on Facebook saying that they were worried about Billie Jean crossing the road.]

However, they were left shocked by Billie Jean’s independence, only two months of looking after her. Lucy Brimble , bartender for The Railway Inn, recalls times where Billie has followed pubgoers for miles. ‘I’ve had locals tell me that Billie followed them to school when they take their kids there, and have to walk Billie back before she gets into a predicament’.

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The landlady Sharron also noticed Billie’s thirst for exploration. ‘We’ve had a few comments on Facebook saying that they were worried about Billie Jean crossing the road.’. ‘So, we decided to get her a high viz jacket.’. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video.

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Up Next. The high viz jacket has become a signature look for Billie Jean, which helps her stand out to motorists and locals. Since buying the jacket, the family have even been suggested to buy Billie ‘dungarees’, making her stand out from other chickens, even more than she already does.

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