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| Rooster & Chicken Statues (page 2) |
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| Giant Chicken Marysville, WA |
Giant Chickens Winlock, WA |
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This Chicken in Marysville is the same type as those in Winlock. It is located in Jennings Park.
These detailed Chickens are scattered around Winlock. I believe they were installed in 2007. Winlock was once considered the Egg Capital of the World and is also home to a Giant Egg statue. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Giant Chicken [gone] Tifton, GA |
Giant Chicken Webster, FL |
Giant Chicken [gone] Marysville, OH |
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These statues are very similar to the Winlock statues described above but appear to be standing in tall grass, hence my nickname "Tall Grass Chickens."
The Chicken in Tifton stood in front of the closed Wishbone Fried Chicken restaurant. It was gone in 2021. The Chicken in Webster was painted sometime after 2015. It is installed at El Curiosities which sells home decor and many statues. [map] This Chicken in Marysville was installed in front of Crazy Scotty's Building Supplies. By 2018, the store and the statue were gone. |
| Giant Chickens Crawfordville, FL |
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| These Chickens have been installed in front of Lindy's Chicken since at least 2007. [map] |
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More "Tall Grass" Chickens:
Grand Bend, ON |
| Henny Penny Carry Out McHenry, IL |
Wisdom's Cafe Tumacacori-Carmen, AZ |
Carlsbad Boot Camp Carlsbad, CA |
Delaware Chicken Farm Hollywood, CA |
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These "Smooth Chicken" (my name) statues were obviously mass-produced. However, I don't know what company made them or what chain they may have advertised for originally.
The Henny Penny Carry Out restaurant features this giant chicken on the roof. [map] Wisdom's Cafe has two chickens installed in front of their restaurant. One is outfitted with antlers. These statues are from the same mold as the Henny Penny statue. For lack of any known manufacturer or name, I've been calling them "Smooth Chickens." [map] The chicken in Carlsbad is installed on the roof of the Carlsbad Boot Camp. The building previously housed Bobby's Hideaway Cafe, a guitar shop, and a bike shop. According to one source, there was originally an egg farm here. [map] The chicken in Hollywood is installed on the roof of the Delawere Chicken Farm. It has been there since at least 2008. The statue appears to be the same type as the others in this row. It may have been damaged and remodeled a bit. [map] |
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More "Smooth Chickens":
Dallas, GA Kalona, IA [gone] Preston, IA New York, NY [map] North Carolina |
| Giant Chicken Austin, TX |
Giant Chicken & Worm Austin, TX |
Giant Chicken Puyallup, WA |
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The first Chicken in Austin shown above was produced by Faith Schexnayder of Flat Fork Studios. The chicken is made of foam and covered with fiberglass. The sculpture has been restored twice. Faith created "Ethel", a mother hen, around 1998. She wanted the chicken to have a "don't mess with my chicks" look for the yard in which her young daughter plays. This photo is from 2008. Around 2013, the Chicken was painted black and white. The statue has been repainted in bright colors and moved closer to the road. For more, see this website. [photo thanks Faith Schexnayder] [map]
The Chicken & Worm in Austin was installed at Roadhouse Relics around 2015. It appears to be made of foam. [map] The Chicken in Puyallup is located at the Washington State Fair. I believe this might be an altered Chicken Delight statue (1, 2). |
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More Chicken Delight Statues:
Irvine, CA [gone] Milwaukee, WI [map] Milwaukee, WI [gone] |
| Giant Chicken Miami, FL |
Giant Chickens Miami, FL |
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The first Chicken in Miami shown above has been located in front of Pizza Cubana since at least 2007. [map]
The three other Chickens in Miami shown above are installed at Gallitos Cafe & Grill. [map] |
| Giant Chicken Miami, FL |
Giant Chicken Miami, FL |
Giant Chickens Miami, FL |
Giant Chickens Miami, FL |
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The Chicken in the first photo shown above is installed in front of the La Carreta Restaurant. [map]
The Chicken in the second photo shown above is installed in front of a RACE Rent-a-Center. It has been there since at least 2013. [map] The Chickens in the third photo shown above are installed in front of the Little Havana Visitors Center. [map] The Chickens in the fourth and fifth photos shown above are installed in front of the El Pub Restaurant. [map] All of the Chickens in the row of photos above are located in Little Havana on "Calle Ocho", SW 8th St. There are others there which I haven't shot. |
| Giant Chicken Jacksonville, FL |
Giant Roosters Fort Myers, FL |
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This Chicken in Jacksonville was created by Lana Shuttleworth in 2010. The eight-foot-tall sculpture is made from 200 orange safety cones. It was originally displayed at a museum in Pasadena, CA. It was moved into storage in 2011 in Los Angeles. Shuttleworth returned to her hometown of Jacksonville in 2014. In 2016, the Chicken was installed in Hemming Park downtown. In 2017, the Chicken was moved to Shuttleworth's home where it is visible from the street. [map]
These Roosters in Fort Myers are set back from the road and installed in front of John Domanski's house. The statue on the left is 7 feet tall. It was sculpted by Domanski in 2002 with leftover building materials. He named it "Clyde" after one of his own roosters. The small object to the left of the statue is an ear of corn. The statue on the right appears to represent the Foghorn Leghorn cartoon character. It was probably also created by Domanski. The broken piece in the statue's right hand might have been Henery Hawk, a chickenhawk. There is also bear cub statue on Domanski's property. All three statues have been there since at least 2008. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Giant Chicken North Hills, CA |
Giant Chicken [gone] Bothell, WA |
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The Chicken in North Hills is installed on the roof of La Tapachulteca poultry market. It has been there since at least 2007. [map]
The Chicken in Bothell is installed in front of the Country Village Shopping Center. The statue is about 15 feet tall and stands over a giant egg. It was built by Rod Loveless in 2005 from styrofoam blocks. The blocks came from furniture packing materials when the business opened. Loveless glued them together, carved them into the chicken shape, and covered the sculpture with fiberglass. The statue was still there in 2018 but gone by 2019. |
| Cloverleaf [gone] Ardmore, OK |
Squawk N Skoot El Reno, OK |
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This Chicken Head was located at the Cloverleaf store. It was not known where it came from. The store closed in 2018 and everything was sold off.
The Squawk N Skoot restaurant features this giant chicken on the side of the building. [map] |
| Giant Chicken Elkton, TN |
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| This Giant Chicken stands in front of the Shady Lawn Truck Stop. It has been there since at least the early 1970s. The statue was restored around 2006. These photos are from 2007. The Chicken holds a knife under one wing and once held a fork under the other. By 2014, the statue had been repainted. [map] |
| Chicken Coop Tweed, ON |
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| The Chicken Coop started out as Drain Poultry, an egg farm. The building was housing a gift and clothing store when these photos were taken in 2007. The giant chicken remains. [map] |
| Giant Chicken Dothan, AL |
Giant Chicken Petaluma, CA |
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This Giant Chicken with a peanut body is installed in front of Wayne Farms, a chicken hatchery. Dothan is considered the peanut capital of the world and there are numerous statues installed around town. [map]
This Giant Chicken is located at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds. Known as "Petaluma Pete", the statue was built by Harold Coombes. The statue may have been inspired by the statue that was built in 1918 by Albert Welchert for the Egg Day parade. In 1921, the statue was donated to the Chamber of Commerce. In 1938, the statue was blown up and destroyed by vandals. That statue was replaced by a standing chicken statue which is long gone now. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Giant Rooster Waukesha, WI |
Giant Rooster [gone] Brundidge, AL |
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The wood-carved Rooster in Waukesha is located at Andrea's Red Rooster restaurant and bar. [map]
The Rooster in Brundidge was created from car bumpers by Larry Godwin. This sculpture stood in front of his ArtWurks gallery. It was built in 1962 and originally had a moving head and legs. In 2017, the sculpture was removed for restoration. His Giant Bull sculpture is located just a little north of here in Troy, AL. |
| Roscoe the Rooster Takoma Park, MD |
Rooster Boise, ID |
Red Hen Cantina [gone] Napa, CA |
Bantam Chef Walhalla, SC |
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Roscoe the Rooster is a life-sized tribute to a local pet rooster. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]
The Rooster in Boise was installed in front of Jerry's State Court Cafe when these photos were taken in 2014. Later that year, Jerry's closed and the Moon's Kitchen Cafe moved in. The business is now the Original Sunrise Cafe. The Rooster now has a colorful paint job. [map] The Red Hen Cantina chicken statue was installed on the roof. The restaurant closed by 2021 and the statue is gone. This Bantam Chef restaurant features this rooster sculpture on the roof. It was designed and built by Robert and Bruce Gentry. Bantam Chef hamburger stands were part of a Southern chain. [map] |
| Giant Chicken [gone] Rossville, GA |
Big Chicken Gainesville, GA |
Chicken Monument Gainesville, GA |
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The Chicken in Rossville was installed on top of the canopy roof of Happy Motors, a former gas station. Unfortunately, the angle of the sun did not allow me to photograph him all that well in 2005. He was a very bright yellow and probably about 10 feet tall. The statue was there in 2007 but gone by 2015.
This Big Chicken in Gainesville is 25 feet tall and made of welded metal. Around 2005, it was installed on the roof of the Main Street Market on the downtown square. It is draped in lights and lit during the Christmas holiday season. In 2017, the Big Chicken was dismantled and rebuilt. For more, see this website. [map] This Chicken Monument in Gainesville was installed in Poultry Park in 1977. The city claims to be the poultry capital of the world. [map] |
| Giant Chicken Fitzgerald, GA |
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| This Giant Chicken framework is 62 feet tall, making it what was to be the world's largest topiary chicken. The frame was going to be covered with plants. These photos are from 2021. It was expected to be completed at the end of 2021 and the room inside was intended as a rental unit. However, after spending more than $300,000 for this initial construction and with a similar amount projected to complete it, the project has been abandoned. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Roosters & Chickens:
Boulder, CO [gone] Gainesville, GA: 1, 2 [both gone] Marietta, GA Ocean City, MD [map] Branson, MO East Greenbush, NY Columbia, SC Shediac, NB
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