Chickens aren’t just for lunch and dinner. These popular poultry animals are here to make you laugh, having been a staple in comedians’ arsenal since, well, the first chicken crossed that proverbial road.
There’s something about chicken jokes that is delightfully comforting. Call it chicken soup for the sillies or call it “why did the chicken cross the road?” syndrome, but either way, you’re going to want to share these hilarious chicken jokes with your entire flock.
For this list of chicken jokes and puns, we’ve assembled a mix of classics, riffs on familiar favorites, and poultry humor you’ve never heard before to provide something for everyone. Some will have you hatching serious chuckles, others may elicit a groan or an eye roll, and yet more may be just the perfect joke or pun to include in a card to a poultry-loving pal.
Indeed, these barnyard birds are a part of everyday life for many, whether you’re eating them on your supper plate, raising chickens in your backyard for eggs or reading or watching something that counts these animals among its cast (“The Little Red Hen” or “Chicken Run,” anyone?). If you’re ready to get in egg-cellent spirits, keep reading for 30 chicken jokes we love.
30 best chicken jokes
- Why did the chicken run across the road? To get there faster.
- Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.
- Why did the chicken only cross the road halfway? To lay it on the line.
- Why did the chicken cross the seashore? To get to the other tide.
- What’s a hen’s favorite movie genre? Chick flicks.
- What does Mozart have against chickens? Their obsession with Bach.
- What does an evil hen lay? Deviled eggs.
- What do you call a chicken who loves joking? A yoke-ster.
- What do chickens say when they are in a hurry to pass you on the street? “Egg-scuse me.”
- What do you call a female chicken with a good sense of humor? A comedi-hen.
- How do chickens stay fit? Eggs-ercise.
- Why did the chicken get a penalty? For fowl play.
- What did the chicken say when it won the lottery? “I’m so egg-cited.”
- What’s a chicken’s greatest fear? The a-peck-alypse.
- What does a chicken use to get up in the morning? An alarm cluck.
- Why didn’t the chicken cross the road? Because he saw a Chick-fil-A on the other side.
- What does a chicken basketball referee do? Call fowls.
- What do you get when you put a chicken in a hot tub? Soup.
- What happened to the chicken that misbehaved at school? It was egg-spelled.
- Why did the chicken go to the gym? To work on its pecks.
- What do you get if you cross a chicken with a cow? Roost beef.
- What’s the most musical part of a chicken? The drumsticks.
- What’s a chicken’s favorite vegetable? Egg-plant.
- How did the chicken give such a good speech? He didn't — he just winged it.
- What do you call chickens eating lunch in the park? A peck-nic.
- How does a chicken send a letter in the mail? A hen-velope.
- Why did the chicken go to therapy? It felt cooped up at home.
- What does a chicken drink at the bar? A cocktail, of course.
- What do you call a conceited chicken? Cocky.
- Where do rich chickens vacation? Only at the most egg-sclusive resorts.
