Hen taken into custody for roaming near security area at US Defence Department

In this photo provided by the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, is a wandering chicken that was caught sneaking around a security area at the Pentagon, a local animal welfare organization said. The loose hen was found Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, near the U.S. Department of Defense headquarters, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington wrote in a tweet. She has been named Henny Penny. (Animal Welfare League of Arlington via AP)

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In a strange incident, a strolling hen was put up into custody at the Pentagon security area. The stray hen was seen early Monday morning near the US Department of Defense headquarters, according to the Arlington, Virginia-based Animal Welfare League.

Moreover, one of the league’s employees at the Pentagon security area was assigned with catching the hen. In an email, Chelsea Jones, an organization spokesman, said she certainly couldn’t share the precise site where the bird was identified. “We are not allowed to disclose exactly where she was found. We can only say it was at a security checkpoint,” Jones said.

It’s also unclear where the chicken emerged or how she reached the Pentagon. The hen is a Rhode Island Red, and she has brown feathers, a red comb, and wattles. However, the bird, according to Jones, is “gentle” and “nervous,” but she has allowed certain individuals to coddle her.

Henny Penny is one of the names given to the chicken in a culture story who believes “the sky is falling”. Henny Penny will be adopted by a member of Jones’s staff who owns a small farm in western Virginia, according to Jones. This one has amassed recognition of her own: on “The Tonight Show,” Jimmy Fallon played a song about her. “Are you a normal clucker or an undercover spy?” Fallon sang on his Tuesday episode.

Sharing her video on social media, the group said, “Henny Penny is so honored that he wrote a song about her! She certainly loves it…but, she has some feeling[s] about the BBQ sauce line.” 

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