Jay Beattie wrote:
News of the day, I was riding along out in the country and got chased by a
chicken. It was terrifying.

Chicken ferocity is amazing. I saw my rooster Jackie Chan bluff-charge hawks, attack me and leave me with scars I still wear, and face down all kinds of other critters you'd think were completely out of a chicken's league. They have no idea they're just chickens.