Banta was driving his pickup down a country lane when suddenly a chicken darts out into the road in front of him. He's just about to slam on his brakes to avoid the chicken when he realizes that the chicken has sped on ahead doing about 30 Kilometers per hour.
Amazed, he sped up to follow, but the chicken takes off faster and faster. Finally the chicken screeches into a turn and goes into Santa's farm.
As he turns to follow, John notices that the chicken has three legs. He pulls to a stop in front of the farmhouse, and looking around, notices that all the chickens have three legs.
He says to Santa, "Three-legged chickens? That's astounding!"
Santa replies, "Yep, I bred 'em that way -- I love drumsticks."
Banta: "Well, tell me, how does a three-legged chicken taste?"
Santa: "Dunno, haven't been able to catch one yet."