# Meet Loretta, the paddleboarding chicken! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 21, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-loretta-the-paddleboarding-chicken/799461 "2017-10-21T19:11:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-loretta-the-paddleboarding-chicken/799461/1 "2017-10-21T19:11:06Z")
[Seriously!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prjVwiXPaFE&feature=youtu.be&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP_Oddities) I’ve known lots of chickens and that’s the most focused I’ve ever seen a chicken be. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-loretta-the-paddleboarding-chicken/799461/2 "2017-10-21T19:42:00Z")
Wow. I’ve never seen anything like that. WTG, Loretta! ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-loretta-the-paddleboarding-chicken/799461/3 "2017-10-21T20:59:02Z")
That’s one cool chicken! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-loretta-the-paddleboarding-chicken/799461/4 "2017-10-22T16:47:25Z")
I think that chicken’s broken. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-loretta-the-paddleboarding-chicken/799461/5 "2017-10-24T05:16:33Z")
I never thought much about chickens until a friend of mine kept them as pets. They can actually be pretty cute. Even so, that seems like a very special chicken. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-loretta-the-paddleboarding-chicken/799461/6 "2017-10-24T06:33:40Z")
I always liked chickens even though I eat them daily. I love to go to farm festivals in New Hampshire where they have exotic chickens (as well as exotic goats, cattle, sheep and everything else). They are beautiful and fun to play with. I grew up with chickens and lots of other livestock. Most of them aren’t that bright but, every once and a while, you will get one that is personable and has a distinct personality. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-loretta-the-paddleboarding-chicken/799461/7 "2017-10-25T20:44:29Z")
Thank you for posting this. OP. As it ate up about an hour of debate as to whether chickens can swim while I was at work. We finally broke down and Googled it which resulted in more interesting videos and discussions on Quora. An afternoon well wasted learning that chickens, do indeed, swim, but like cats mostly do it to avoid being in the water. Except when they don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-loretta-the-paddleboarding-chicken/799461/8 "2017-10-25T22:19:42Z")
While we are on the subject of famous chickens, let us never forget Mike the Headless Chicken, the most famous chicken in the world, that lived 18 months after being decapitated and seemed to get along just fine. He even went on tour earning the equivalent of $48,000 a MONTH for his owners. We will always remember you Mike. > **[Mike the Headless Chicken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken)** > > Mike the Headless Chicken (April 20, 1945 – March 17, 1947) was a male Wyandotte chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off. After the loss of his head, Mike achieved national fame until his death in March 1947. In Fruita, Colorado, an annual "Mike the Headless Chicken Day" is held every May. > On September 10, 1945, farmer Lloyd Olsen of Fruita, Colorado, was planning to eat supper with his mother-in-law and was sent out to the yard by his wife to bring back a chicken. O... ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-loretta-the-paddleboarding-chicken/799461/9 "2017-10-26T15:06:00Z")
Makes me think about reincarnation.