GEORGIA TOWN BETS ON LARGE, BUSHY CHICKEN TO ATTRACT TOURISTS

» Mayor Jim PuckFITZGER A LD, G A . ett tells local news outlets that the town is building the world’s largest chicken topiary, a 62-foot steelframed chicken with plants growing on it.

Wild Burmese chickens have long roamed Fitzgerald. Puckett aims to leverage that reputation to draw tourists.

He says: “They want to see chickens, so we’re going to show them a chicken.”

The city is spending $150,000 on the topiary, designed to top the 56-foot tall steel “Big Chicken” at a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Marietta.

Puckett says the Fitzgerald topiary could include an apartment for overnight rentals and an observation deck. It should be ready by year’s end. — The Associated Press