Chicken on a Chain
| Brand of Honor bull | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Brand | CC |
| Sex | Bull |
| Color | brown & white |
| Weight | 2,100 lbs. |
| Years active | 2005-2012 |
| Sire | 599 Scar |
| Owner | Robinson Bulls, Larry the Cable Guy, Tedesco Bulls |
| Notable riders | Chris Shivers, J.B. Mauney |
| Honors | |
| PBR Brand of Honor 2015 | |
| Awards | |
| PBR World Champion Bull 2007 | |
Chicken on a Chain #CC is a retired Professional Bull Riders (PBR) bucking bull who won the 2007 Bucking Bull of the Year, and the 2015 Heroes and Legends Celebration: Brand of Honor. He bucked for 7 years, a total of 127 times; 33 of those times he was ridden at all levels. Chicken on a Chain finished his impressive career with 130 outs (80 of them were at Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) events). The 2007 World Champion bull holds a career average of 45 points per out and arguably became one of the most popular bucking bulls in PBR history at the time of winning his championship. At the time he was active he was the only bucking bull in PBR history with more than 100 outs and an average career score of 45 or higher. Today, Chicken on a Chain is still considered one of the most popular bucking bulls. As a matter of fact, an article published on the PBR website December 15, 2016 puts him in this list “PBR Tough 10: Baddest Buckers."
In 2006, Robinson purchased Chicken on a Chain from bought from a family "out in the sticks" in South Carolina. There isn't much information about Chicken's parentage. The only thing available is his sire, who was #599 Scar. This where the story of how Chicken got his name comes in. It's said it is best to let Robinson's bull handler, Clint Haas, tell the story in his own words. "They went down 'ner and they knocked on the door and this little boy come to the door. They was like, 'We're here to pick up that bull.' That little boy says, 'Yes, dad told me you could have him, but said on one condition: he had to leave his name the same.' And Jeff's like, 'What his name?' And he says, 'Chicken on a Chain.' Jeff's like, 'Ok, how'd he get that name?' The boy says, 'That mean mother (expletive) got out and run through' – they had them, they was into cock fighting. You know how they got all them roosters staked out with a chain on the foot to keep them in place?
Apparently he'd run through the prized fighting chickens and got the best rooster's chain wrapped around his foot. That little boy said it took us a damn two weeks to catch the son of gun to get the chain off. He drug a dead chicken for two weeks. After that they called him Chicken on a Chain."
For the bulk of that first year, the bull was mean and difficult. So difficult that he considered selling him. However, instead he loaded the bull on his trailer and hauled him around from one Touring Pro Division event to another for the majority of the year. Fortunately, that was the beginning of a brilliant career for both of them. Chicken's impressive success which started in 2007 and lasted throughout until he retired in 2012 is almost solely responsible for carrying Jeff Robinson's Bulls and making it what it is today. A couple of years after purchasing Chicken, he had a couple dozen more bulls and could help fill BFTS or TPD pens at an event. In 2012, Robinson was hauling enough high caliber bulls to fill the short and champion rounds at every BFTS event. "You hear in sports where one guy carries a team," Robinson said. "Well, this bull carried me. He gave me the opportunity to be where I'm at. Without him I wouldn't be where I'm at, no doubt."
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