Commando.nu, another good CS site, has pimped up an interview with GlenC, the co-creator of cs_italy.. Here's a snip:
heh<-Werewolf-> Now to the chickens.... WHY ?!?!?!?
<.glenC.> Why not :) Actually, I was joking with DigiChaos about the market saying we should have barnyard animals there. Mostly it was a joke, but then Digi found the chicken model. It was all downhill from there :)