TOPEKA, KS—Stressing that he wasn’t sure what to make of the recent changes he had observed, local chicken wrangler Clint Henson told reporters Monday that he had never seen anything like this before.

“They used to be pretty dumb, but now they’re acting real smart—they can almost think for themselves,” said Henson, who added that the chickens had been getting “curiouser and curiouser” since springtime and were now capable of learning new tricks.“

They used to just run around in circles and cluck all day long, but now they can walk around on their own and even lay eggs in neat little rows. They’re really starting to get up and walk around. I don’t know if they’re sick or something. I think we should call a vet.”

At press time, Henson was reportedly trying to figure out what was going on after discovering that the chickens had broken free from their cages and were now all huddled together in a corner of the barn.

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