Why did the chicken cross the road?

I have to preface this post with a side story.

Our across-the-street neighbors 'adopted' a chicken that has been wandering around on our street since last fall. No one knows where the bird came from, nor why she initially decided that our street was the place for her. The neighbors bought chicken feed and leave it out for her every day. Now she roosts in the pine tree next to their front door and is quite tame.

Okay, now for my story.

Bill has been working in the yard today, removing damaged tree limbs and trimming the plum tree. He left the back yard gate open so that the dogs could follow him about the yard, front and back.

Eventually, the inevitable happened; Demi saw the chicken across the road.

Okay, so why did the chicken cross the road?

TO GET AWAY FROM MY DOGS!!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist!

Anyway, Demi tore off across the road after the chicken with Bill in hot pursuit. He chased Demi (chasing the chicken) all the way around our across-the-street neighbor's house and...

wait for it...

...across the road to our yard. There, Bella joined the fun and both dogs managed to catch the chicken in our back yard! Bella had it by the throat when Bill finally caught up with the melee!

I am afraid that Bill was not very gentle with Bella whilst rescuing the chicken from her clutches.

Fortunately, the chicken survived the ordeal none the worse for wear (sans a few feathers, of course) and Bill carried it back to the neighbors, who had come out to see what all the ruckus was about.

So there you have it, The REAL reason the chicken crossed the road! I should win the Nobel prize for solving one of life's greatest questions!

Ciao!