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Funky Chicken takes flight

[ March 11, 2026   //   Chris Lewis ]

You don’t see an eight-foot disco chicken every day — still less do you see one in the hold of an aircraft.

United Cargo recently helped Hennifer get from Denver to Houston. The larger-than-life sculpture covered in more than 500,000 hand-laid mirror tiles, was created by artist Lauren Young and made her debut at the city’s Livestock Show and Rodeo.

United Cargo specialists worked hand-in-hand with Lauren to custom-design a crate meeting strict aircraft specifications and height limits. Before departure, Hennifer was carefully wrapped, cushioned, and secured to protect her glittering plumage.

United’s Denver cargo operations manager, Doug McCuen, said: “It takes incredible teamwork to move something like Hennifer across the country — we just got to share the sparkle.”

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