Viral ‘big chicken video’ IS REAL, But Footage Has Left Some Terrified

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PHILADELPHIA— If you haven’t seen “The big chicken video,” find a comfortable place to sit, because nothing can prepare you for the moment this behemoth rolls out of his coop looking like the final boss in a video game.

That is a huge chicken! Planet Earth needs a whole episode dedicated to this dude.

His big chicken-ness did not go unnoticed by Twitter, where people spent most of the weekend being scared of him and debating whether or not he is actually just a large child in a chicken suit.

A lot of people wanted it to be #FAKECHICKENNEWS, if only for their own mental health.

As much as you may not want to admit you share the earth with this late-model dinosaur, it is definitely not fake. The rooster in question has all of the characteristics of a Brahma chicken, a large breed of chicken cultivated in the U.S.

For a while, at the turn of the 20th century, they were the most in-demand meat breed in the country. According to the Livestock Conservancy, some birds bulked up to 18-plus pounds.

See, that was our biggest mistake. Each of these monsters could feed a whole family of four for like, a week, but we bred them too strong, too powerful. This chicken’s appearance is like the prologue of a poultry-related apocalypse novel.

**As horrifying as it was to some, the video is definitely not fake. The rooster in question has all of the characteristics of a Brahma chicken, a large breed of chicken cultivated in the U.S., according to the Livestock Conservancy, which confirmed the video’s authenticity on Monday.

For a while, at the turn of the 20th century, they were the most in-demand meat breed in the country.

“Often referred to as the ‘King of All Poultry,’ the Brahma chicken is appreciated for its great size, strength, and vigor,” according to the Livestock Conservancy’s website.

Documented cases show that they can reach up to 18 pounds, though 10 to 12 pounds were more or less average for the breed.