WHY did the chicken cross the road?

To follow the cock of course!

Well that's the reason according to John Heyes who couldn't believe his eyes when he saw these chickens crossing the road in Argyle St, Darwen.

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The 54-year-old was parked up when a cockerel crossed over followed by six of his mates.

"I couldn't believe what I was seeing," said John from Bolton, "I got out of my car and started to do a video because it was the classic joke that nobody ever really knows the answer to."

John was visiting his cousin but said that he was told it was the norm around there.

He said: "The thing that amazed me the most was the fact that nobody batted an eyelid. I first saw the cock and thought that's odd then I saw an army of chickens crossing the road. I phoned my mate and nobody believed me so I uploaded a video to facebook and it has been a hit with my friends. You couldn't write it!"

According to nearby residents the birds escape on a regular basis from a nearby pen to stretch their legs.

Nora Smalley, 65 from Darwen commented: "These little fellas often come out for a walk, they aren't doing anybody any harm, I just hope the neighbour's cats aren't feeling peckish when they come out next."