The Ten Top Reasons The Chicken Crossed The Road:

10. She was no longer a spring chicken

 9. To avoid Col. Saunders.

 8. To meet a fine feathered friend.

 7. She was going to a hen party.

 6. There was a fowl smell present.

 5. To go to mass, he was a fryer.

 4. To visit a duck who was a little down in the mouth.

 3. The radio announced there was a foul ball in Yankee Stadium.

 2. One word, fricassee!

    And the number one reason the chicken crossed the road:

 1. He heard Disney was casting for its new cartoon version of Kafka's 
    "The Metamorphosis."