They should’ve counted their chickens.
At least 15 crates of live chickens were found in the streets of Brooklyn early Monday after falling off a poultry truck that then took flight, threatening fowl traffic delays.
The crates were bizarrely found blocking the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s Cadman Plaza exit ramp around 6 a.m., an NYPD spokesperson told The Post.
They started falling off a white box truck near Jay Street and Sands Street — but then littered a two-block stretch just ahead of the BQE, police said.
At least 15 crates of live chickens were found in the streets of Brooklyn early Monday. Robert MeceaVideo shows police officers quickly clearing the crates of live chickens from the road near the intersection of Old Fulton Street and Hicks Street, with the birds clucking frantically.
Other footage shows cars drivers passing slowly, wondering why the chickens were across the road.
The birds were safely removed from the road and taken to a secure location, police said. It was unclear exactly how many chickens were in each of the crates.
The chickens were found in their crates in the middle of the road near the BQE. Robert Mecea
Video shows birds clucking as officers remove their crates from the road. Robert Mecea
Video shows cars driving past the abandoned chickens. Robert Mecea
Police remove dozens of crates full of live chickens from the street. Robert Mecea
Lve chickens fell off a truck on Old Fulton St. in Brooklyn, Monday, May 6, 2024. Robert MeceaIt was also unclear what company the truck toting the chickens belonged to or who was responsible for their abandonment.
The poultry truck driver was nowhere to be found after the incident, police said.
