Officers with the California Highway patrol found and rescued chickens crossing Interstate 605 in Downey on Tuesday, January 2. According to the officers, 17 chickens were safely wrangled and taken into police custody without fowl play.

ABC 7 reported the chickens were caged when the cage fell off a truck. At one point, roughly 25 chickens were running through the interstate lanes.

In another CHP tweet, the highway patrol informed the public the owner of the loose chickens had until January 6 to claim the chickens, or anyone living in an area zoned for chickens may adopt them. Credit: CHP Sante Fe Springs via Storyful