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Bizarre! Washington prisoners knitting ‘chicken sweaters’?
mynorthwest.com ^ | Jan. 31, 2018 | JASON RANTZ

Posted on 01/31/2018 6:50:12 PM PST by PROCON

“Peppa” the chicken struts around in his newly-made sweater. (Washington Corrections Center for Women)


So, uhm, prisoners at Gig Harbor’s Washington Corrections Center for Women are spending some of their time behind bars knitting sweaters for chickens because, well, they’re cold. It’s a weird and, admittedly, adorable story.

The WCCW currently has two chicken coops. The fertilizer produced is used on the prison’s gardens, which grows food for local food banks. But given the chilly temperatures, the chickens are freezing. That got Human Resources Consultant Paula Andrew (aka the “Chicken Lady”) thinking: why not get the prisoners to knit them some sweaters.

So, Allen brought the idea up to the prison recreation specialist, Carrie Hesch. Somewhat unbelievably, WCCW says “Hesch didn’t skip a beat and committed to the project.” Really? Not a single beat? Not even a double take asking Allen to clarify? “Wait, what? Haha, I thought you said sweaters for chickens!”

A couple weeks later, and the program was good to go, with prisoners embraced the idea and began knitting away. It didn’t go without hitches. According to WCCW:

“The vests were a little large, but perfect for one of the members of the flock, ‘Peppa,’ who pranced around the habitat with her buddy ‘Salty.’”

(Excerpt) Read more at mynorthwest.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: chickenfashion; chickenhoodies; chickens; chickenvests; farmfashion; flockfashion; poultrypullovers; prisoners; purlingforpoultry; sweaters
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I wonder how many prison gals are knitting escape ropes?

1 posted on 01/31/2018 6:50:12 PM PST by PROCON
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2 posted on 01/31/2018 6:53:39 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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Busy with the keywords, huh? :-)


3 posted on 01/31/2018 6:57:35 PM PST by PROCON (Happy Trump Year!)
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4 posted on 01/31/2018 6:58:15 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: PROCON

They don’t know about heat lamps for the coups?


5 posted on 01/31/2018 6:58:41 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fortj sure)
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To: PROCON

There is a men’s prison in Indiana, where they make quilts, including for veterans, cancer patients, etc. If inmates can spend their time doing something creative and useful, they are probably more likely to have a chance to live among humanity again in the future. JMHO

Thanks for sharing this story.


6 posted on 01/31/2018 7:02:25 PM PST by NEMDF
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I'm guessing they are “free-range” chickens and are outside eating and stuff. About the only way that “sweater” is going to keep that chicken warm is if she's too embarrassed to be seen wearing it, and stays in her warm coup all day.
7 posted on 01/31/2018 7:03:49 PM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts)
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Thanks for posting this story as I’m currently living in Gig Harbor — my wife got a hoot out of it!


8 posted on 01/31/2018 7:05:18 PM PST by DoubleNickle
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“Hey Salty - does this sweater make my butt look big?”

(Funny, nowadays having a big butt can either be a good thing (Kardashians) or a bad thing!)


9 posted on 01/31/2018 7:05:56 PM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts)
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The women prison here also runs a dog boarding/grooming program that has received high praise for providing usable training that the inmates can use once they are released.


10 posted on 01/31/2018 7:08:12 PM PST by DoubleNickle
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Um, chickens have feathers and they modulate their body temperature with them.


11 posted on 01/31/2018 7:08:29 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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Spoilsport!


12 posted on 01/31/2018 7:10:15 PM PST by PROCON (Happy Trump Year!)
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13 posted on 01/31/2018 7:21:20 PM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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LOL, you Texans are ahead of the game!


14 posted on 01/31/2018 7:22:35 PM PST by PROCON (Happy Trump Year!)
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Maybe they could make them some toothbrushes, also!


15 posted on 01/31/2018 7:28:02 PM PST by GOYAKLA (" Winning not Whining"!)
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To: PROCON

I still remember when idiots demanded President John Kennedy clothe Caroline’s horse. Something like 35,000 people signed the petition.


16 posted on 01/31/2018 7:29:54 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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Get in here!


17 posted on 01/31/2018 7:31:30 PM PST by Ezekiel (All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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These pix, I have had, for decades. Musta been a *chicken-suit* thread. How quaint.


18 posted on 01/31/2018 7:47:26 PM PST by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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It’s a sweet thing to do and I’m hoping encourages a kindness in the whole environment where they are. Always good to encourage goodness.


19 posted on 01/31/2018 7:48:29 PM PST by Beowulf9
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I knew you’d come through!

Even better than I could have imagined. My fave is the second to last. There’s got to be a good ‘hybrid’ name for that one.


20 posted on 01/31/2018 7:55:14 PM PST by Ezekiel (All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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