THATCHER, AZ (AZfamily) – Life moves a little slower in Thatcher, Ariz., about three hours southeast of Phoenix.

10-year-old Kinley Maner enjoys her rural life by raising and selling chickens.

“I thought it would be fun because they’re so cute when they’re little,” Kinley said.

“He really had a blast, had a lot of fun and learned a lot about chickens,” Kinley’s father, J.R. Maner, said. “This taught him what strict obedience it takes to really be there and care for an animal.”

Kinley proudly showed off his chickens Graham County Faireventually puts them up for auction.

Her six chickens eventually sold for $2,100.

The treasurer of the Small Stock Association wrote a check to Kinley, which was deposited electronically at Chase Bank.

“So we cashed in the money,” JR said. “I didn’t think it would be such a big deal. The next day, Chase closed Kalli’s bank account.”

And Kinley’s check was also frozen, meaning she didn’t receive the $2,100.

Kinley’s mother, Kalli, spent hours on the phone with Chase trying to get answers.

Chase told the family the check was suspicious because bank officials called the Small Stock Association’s phone number, claiming it was out of service.

“Their ultimate response was, I’m sorry, Kinley won’t get his money back,” JR said. “And if we can’t verify that check, there’s nothing we can do.”

“The guy who wrote the check went to Chase three different times and said, ‘Hey, this is me. You can verify this yourself,” Kalli said. “And they said the only way to verify that was the number on the phone.”

Get this: A year later, Kinley still doesn’t have $2,100.

“I was a little upset because I deserved that money and it was supposed to be mine,” Kinley said.

“She’s a ten-year-old girl who works hard for this money,” JR said. “And we think he deserves to get the money he rightfully earned.”

So the family contacted On Your Side and we shared Kinley’s story with Chase Bank.

Just a few hours after doing so, Chase contacted Kinley and his family apologized and said they had paid a check for $2,100 per night.

“I was surprised but also excited when I received it,” Kinley said.

Maners says it’s only because of On Your Side.

“Oh, definitely,” JR said. “I think it would almost be a dead end if we hadn’t contacted you. “I don’t think we can get the money back.”

Kinley says he can do something fun with some of the money, but the rest will go directly to his college fund.

Thanks to Chase for making this happen quickly after reaching out to On Your Side.

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