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Backyard Chicken Flies the Coop

A bantam Rhode Island Red hen went missing in the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood, but thanks to online sharing, she was reunited with her owner.

A lost chicken in the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood sparked an online search that left Facebook followers running around like a…well, you know. A neighbor found the bantam Rhode Island Red hen near the 6000 block of Pershing Ave. and asked neighbors online to help identify the owner. After a series of serious-yet-amused emails and Facebook posts, a neighborhood couple recognized the hen, which was reunited with its owner, Melanie Maynor. Ben Spector, who found the chicken, thanked the dozens of neighbors who shared the news online to help bring Maynor's chicken home. “I’m amazed and delighted by how quickly this community mobilized itself,” Spector said on a neighborhood listserv. “I didn’t even have to hang any ‘found’ posters.” …

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Fried Chicken Breasts at Walmart Being Recalled

Chicken fried chicken breasts distributed to Walmart stores may contain foreign materials, including metal.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Advance Pierre Foods in Oklahoma is recalling approximately 1,200 pounds of chicken fried chicken breasts. The USDA reports the food may contain small pieces of metal after a metal tool fell into a meat grinder. Walmart has also posted the recall information on its corporate website. According to the USDA, the meat was distributed to a number of states, including Missouri. The following products are included in the recall:  More details and the "best by" date can be found here. Consumers are advised to call AdvancePierre Consumer Affairs at (855) 328-8888 with questions about the recall.

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