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Fowl play? Cops finds abandoned chicken coop in road

A chicken coop on the A414, near St Albans, Herts. Photos show the peck-uliar moment police discovered a chicken coop in the middle of a dual carriageway. Officers discovered the wooden structure on the A414, near St Albans, Herts, in the early hours of Thursday 19 February with photos showing it sat in thmiddle of the road. But the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire (BCH) Road Policing Unit say they do not suspect fowl play, believing the coop fell off the back of a vehicle. / By Talker

By Isobel Williams

Police have ruled out 'fowl play' after discovering a chicken coop abandoned - in the middle of a road.

Traffic officer made the bizarre find on the A414 near St Albans, Herts., in the early hours of Thursday (February 19).

Photos show the wooden stucture - which police believe fell from the back of a vehicle - sat in the outside lane.

The Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertforshire Road Policing Unit posted on X: "Why did the chicken cross the road?

"To get to his home, which appeared to have fallen off the back of a vehicle on the dual carriageway. Thankfully no one collided with it."

A chicken coop on the A414, near St Albans, Herts. (BCH Road Policing Unit via SWNS) / BCH Road Policing Unit

A chicken coop on the A414, near St Albans, Herts. (BCH Road Policing Unit via SWNS) / By Talker

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