Del Hampton has no reason to be fowl. He was named champion Saturday of the National Cluck-Off competition -- an event the Fort Smith, Arkansas, native has won for the past eight years.

"My dream when I was a kid was to do cartoon voices. It all kind of goes back to that," Hampton said.

The 26th annual event featured all things related to chickens, including a barbecue chicken dinner, contests, vendors and the world's largest chicken dance. The highlight was the cluck-off. During his winning cluck, Hampton scratched, pecked and clucked before perching on what appeared to be a large wooden roost and laying a spring-loaded fake egg the size of a small watermelon.

Hampton said watching "Looney Toons" when he was young and later entertaining his daughter with animal sounds helped him develop the award-winning schtick. "I always jokingly say that 'I make my momma proud,'" Hampton said.