‘I have never laughed harder in my life’: Door cam captures the moment an escaped chicken is escorted home by unamused neighbor

They say that when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. From time to time, though, life conspires against you in the funniest way imaginable, leaving you at a complete loss. For example, what if your lemons are a chicken?

I know it sounds bizarre, to say the least, but that’s exactly the kind of situation our modern-day hero found himself in after finding a stray chicken. Where did he find it? Who does it belong to? These are the questions plaguing folks who have come across a TikTok clip posted by @olyagee3. In it, we see a young man walk up, chicken in hand, to ring the poster’s doorbell, ready to return the escaped animal in the middle of the night. Luck isn’t on his side, though, as he ends up having to ask the door cam “Is this your chicken?” (much to his chagrin).

All this poor man wanted was to safely escort the chicken home and return to his peaceful life. Alas, his quest to find its owner was not yet done. While that sucks for him, at least it’s providing TikTok users with a good laugh, something many of us need. “I don’t know what’s funnier, his blank stare at the message or the look of defeat,” one person commented, and I have to agree with them. “He was in no mood for the adorable recording,” another said. In all honesty, who would be?

Okay, this has been all fun and games, but it’s worth remembering that not all instances of door cam stories are as inconsequential. In fact, there have been numerous situations in which Ring doorbell cameras like the one in this TikTok ended up saving people’s lives or aiding criminal investigations. According to Tech Times, such cameras have been used to identify kidnappers and, in extreme circumstances, even murderers. This type of thing doesn’t happen every day, but it’s never too much to recall the importance of home security measures. We never know when trouble may come knocking, be it in the form of violence or something as simple as a runaway chicken.

Naturally, escaped animals can also be a huge cause for concern, especially when they’re the wild kind, or someone’s cherished pet. It’s okay to be amused by this particular situation, though, as the chicken eventually returned to its owner (who was actually the poster’s neighbor). All’s well that ends well.