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Key West Famous for Chicks, Too

Key West may have as many as 3,000 chickens running free, and so far worries about bird flu haven't put a cramp in their style. In the past, the city has made periodic attempts to round them up, but support from chicken-lovers (of the live birds, not their rotisseried brethren) kept the wild birds around.

"Face it, they're pretty filthy.They're a nuisance," said Holly Shea, who works at a Key West restaurant. "But there's something very islandy and Third World and magical about having wildlife roaming, even if it's only a chicken." Magical, maybe, but magically delicious when breaded, fried, and served with a side of slaw.

[Image from Towleroad]

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