Pensioner's cock-shaped hedge becomes tourist draw
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Around four weeks ago, Jim Hughes climbed up his ladder and shaped the the ivy-covered tree to create a 14ft male chicken, which he’s nicknamed Jock the Cock.
Jim said: “Originally, it was an old cherry blossom tree. It got that big that I was worried it would be blown over and hit a car.”
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Hide AdHe created the comb – the technical term for the fleshy area at the top of a chicken’s head – using a bit of red plastic he found on the road, and the beak using a yellow bucket.
It took him just 30 minutes to do it using a pair of sheers and secateurs.
The grandfather surprised his wife with the bizarre sculpture and says tourists are now stopping outside his home to take pictures – and it’s become quite famous with the locals too.
As a youngster, Jim kept bantams (small poultry) and used to show them and even won a few prizes.
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