COLORADO NEWS

Could chicken roping be Colorado’s next entertainment fad like axe throwing?

Feb 8, 2024, 3:56 PM

You could name a bunch of things that are “entertainment,” bowling, pool, darts, rage rooms, axe throwing, etc. But if you wanted to be on the cutting edge of the next big fad, what would it be? Maybe chicken roping?!

I stumbled on an article from our neighbors to the north in Wyoming about a new bill that would help businesses that specialize in entertainment like axe throwing and golf simulators get liquor licenses. But they also mentioned businesses that hosted chicken roping… So I had to research more.

Turns out it’s not only a thing in Wyoming, but there’s a full-on circuit of chicken ropers. The sport itself is basically the same as team roping that you’d see at a traditional rodeo. You have a “header,” who ropes the chickens head, and a “healer,” that ropes the chickens legs. Fastest team to do it, wins.

So, could chicken roping become a thing in Colorado? Why not? Who’s going to be the first to open a chicken roping bar, because I’ll be first in line to come try it out.

Colorado News

Sawyer Hill...

Sarah Nelson

Sawyer Hill’s tragic tour bus accident | Music City Minute

Music City Minute is powered by Ramos Law.

2 hours ago

Denver Christkindlmarket...

98.5 KYGO

Denver Christkindlmarket announces its 2026 return

Grab your coat, your Christmas spirit and maybe your stretchy pants.  The Denver Christkindlmarket is returning to Auraria Campus this holiday season, bringing back the cozy wooden huts, festive lights, […]

2 hours ago

(Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)...

Shawn Patrick

Zach Top to release ‘Zach Top – Live From Red Rocks: The Concert Film’ from Morrison shows in September 2025

If you were one of the lucky fans at Red Rocks in September 2025 when Zach Top sold out two nights in a row, get ready to relive it. If […]

21 hours ago

AI-GENERATED IMAGE...

Shawn Patrick

Brave the Haunted Forest in Highlands Ranch Oct. 23 and 24

For most of the year, the woods south of Rocky Heights Middle School are quiet. This weekend, they belong to the monsters. The Highlands Ranch Community Association’s Haunted Forest is […]

21 hours ago

AI-GENERATED IMAGE...

Shawn Patrick

Colorado’s celebrity exorcist is logging off for a year, right before Halloween

Most people try a “digital detox” for a weekend and give up by Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Chad Ripperger, one of the most famous exorcists in the country, is going […]

21 hours ago

AI-GENERATED IMAGE...

Shawn Patrick

Colorado’s most mispronounced word of 2026? It’s our own name

It’s the name on our license plates and our sports jerseys. Apparently, it’s also the word we can’t stop Googling. A new study of Google search data found that the […]

21 hours ago

Could chicken roping be Colorado’s next entertainment fad like axe throwing?