Bad Egg Put Chickens In 'Deplorable' Makeshift Coop: NYPD

New York City NY

19 April, 2022

3:04 PM

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NEW YORK CITY — A clutch of chicken flew the coop from makeshift shack found along Queens railroad tracks, authorities said. But it wasn't an ordinary poultry flap — instead, NYPD officers and animal advocates helped spring the chicken. The April 8 rescue is detailed in a video released by NYPD officials. It crows about 104th Precinct cops working wing-and-wing with Animal Care Center of New York City and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals. Police don't know who erected the illicit coop, but it seems they were a real bad egg. The coop "held captive birds in deplorable conditions," the 104th Precinct tweeted. Cops found the coop perched on railroad property in the 104th Precinct, which covers Ridgewood and other western Queens neighborhoods, authorities said. Inside the henhouse, police and advocates found a hen with a brood of five chicks, six young chickens and an addition six adult chickens, NYPD officials said. The video shows the rescued chickens being carried in boxes that bear an unfortunate similarity to those found at KFC. But, rest assured, the birds aren't fingerlicked — they're "safe and sound," the 104th Precinct tweeted. To prevent the coop's builder from coming back to roost more chickens, police chainsawed the structure to the ground, the video shows and authorities said. All in all, the chicken run was a real feather in the cap for everyone involved. "We are so proud to work together with you and @ASPCA!" tweeted Animal Care Centers to the 104th Precinct.