Dozens of chickens nearly flew the coop after the doors of the cargo truck that was carrying them was jarred open Monday on a Brooklyn street.
Now we know why they crossed the road.
Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News
A loose chicken on Old Fulton St. in Brooklyn Monday morning after the doors of the truck that was transporting them flew open, ejecting the crates. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
The truck was rumbling along Old Fulton St. near Front St. when the doors flew open, giving the chickens a brief taste of freedom before they meet their culinary fate.
Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News
A worker reloads the escaped chickens into the truck. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
The driver got an assist from an officer on the scene, who briefly stopped traffic and made sure the jailed birds remained in custody while others chased the fugitive flock.
The chickens were on their way before you could say “barbecued drumsticks” without any feathers getting ruffled.
