Interesting. I haven't been there for some time. I just logged in with no problem. I have to admit that I sacrificed a goat first.
Some Claudian ignored a bad omen when the sacred chickens wouldn't eat. "Since they won't eat, cast them in the sea and let them drink." The Romans lost that battle against the Carthaginians. Lesson: Don't tempt fate with sacred chickens. Use pigeons instead. There's plenty of those airborne rats.
Claudius was exactly who I was referencing. Not the first or last time I'll reference the sacred chickens here. My relationship with the sacred chickens is...complicated, as is my relationship with penguins.