You heard it here first folks, we’ve decided that 2016 is officially the year of the chicken. Over the past twelve months on Imgur we have seen countless clucking brilliant posts featuring chickens in all sorts of eggcelent situations. But don’t look for any fowl play; we’re not going to wing it and expect you to believe us on merit. Here are all the top posts of the year with their punny comments as, after all, we’re no chicken.
The rise of the chicken dates back to September 2015, with this groovy post receiving over 1 million views.
The Imgur community was primed and ready; it wanted more chicken in 2016. Specifically, chickens wearing pants. This was one of the most popular post of the entire year with over 6 million views.
The community had spoken.
Ask and you shall receive. You know this animal is popular when there are two different posts of it wearing pants.
If the pants aren’t doing it for you, have some tiny knitted chicken sweaters. There’s a sentence I didn’t think I’d ever write.
When they’re not strutting their stuff in the latest clothing, chickens like to get a little exercise. This chicken agility course showcased the chicken’s versatility as a pet and a young girl’s dedication. Also, that little jump at the end is perfect.
It seems they are also partial to some swinging.
After such a busy day, it’s no wonder that chickens need to get some rest. Who knew they looked dead while they were sleeping though?
If you had told us in the beginning of 2016 that watching a chicken sneeze was going to be a highlight the year, we probably wouldn’t have believed you but here we are.
Watching them chase after blueberries is a valuable way to spend a few hours.
With so many activities to take part in, a chicken needs to make sure their vision is sharp.
Another thing we learned this year about the chicken is that they make excellent pets…
…as well as drinking buddies when you’re older.
They are also good friends to other animals…
…even from a very young age.
This chicken is laying a different kind of egg; PokemonGo eggs. Genius.
There's something poetic about having a chicken hatch my eggs for me.
We know we’re not alone in our love for this feathered friend and we can only hope that in 2017 we can continue to learn more about this weird and wonderful creature.
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