International Chicken Stories

The chicken is a cultural universal. Practically every society keeps chickens. In one segment of the Mad City Chickens documentary, we hear poultry tales from Mexico, Gambia, France, and Sri Lanka…everyone has a chicken story.

Woven African tapestry from the Gambia depicting chickens as a form of wealth

African Chicken Stories in the Studio

Gambian-born Sankulay Jallow, now a resident of Madison, WI, is the producer of the popular local television show, West Africa Experience: Music From the Continent, which airs on channel 4, WYOU. He took some time out of his busy schedule today to join us in the studio and tell us a few humorous “chicken” stories from his childhood back in Africa.