The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Kentucky Fried Chicken set to expand threefold in Germany Fast food fans have a reason to rejoice! The American chain has announced it will be growing to 500 restaurants in Deutschland within the next five to seven years. https://www.thelocal.de/20180302/kentucky-fried-chicken-to-expand-threefold Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:15:09 +0100 kentucky-fried-chicken-to-expand-threefold Keep shredding millions of male chicks, court tells farms A court in western Germany said on Friday that there was no legal obstacle to the practice of shredding male chicks shortly after they are hatched, in a big setback for animal rights activists. https://www.thelocal.de/20160520/keep-shredding-millions-of-male-chicks-court-tells-farmers Fri, 20 May 2016 17:43:06 +0200 keep-shredding-millions-of-male-chicks-court-tells-farmers Farmers crack own record with 'world's biggest egg' Two weeks ago, a German chicken-farming couple thought themselves lucky when they discovered a sizeable 184-gram egg - until their hen laid an even bigger one. https://www.thelocal.de/20160315/farmer-cracks-own-record-with-records-biggest-egg Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:23:59 +0100 farmer-cracks-own-record-with-records-biggest-egg Naked chicken thief fails to make a splash Police in Bavaria received a strange call on Tuesday afternoon - after a 19-year-old man stole a chicken and plunged naked with it into a hotel swimming pool. https://www.thelocal.de/20151210/naked-chicken-thief-makes-a-splash-in-bavaria Thu, 10 Dec 2015 12:37:39 +0100 naked-chicken-thief-makes-a-splash-in-bavaria