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KATONAH, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Move over Punxsutawney Phil -- Cluxatawney Henrietta, New York's weather-predicting hen, predicted spring will be early this year.
For the sixth year in a row, Henrietta forecasted when spring would arrive with the laying of an egg. The hen lives at Muscoot Farm in Katonah and spent Thursday gearing up for the big day.
“Cluxatawney Henrietta has become synonymous with Groundhog Day in Westchester County," said Westchester County Executive George Latimer. "The anticipation every year of our hometown hen predicting the weather is unmatched."
Henrietta was selected through a rigorous audition process, the farm said. The farm interviewed a variety of animals including cows, pigs, and even donkeys, but Henrietta stood out among them all. Jonathon Benjamin, the farm manager at Muscoot Farm, says her predictions are "pretty accurate for New York."
“Cluxatawney Henrietta continues to rise to the challenge as our weather predicting animal as we don’t have a groundhog on the farm," said Benjamin. "She gives groundhogs across the country a run for their money every year!”
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