“That Was His Soulmate”: Brave Rooster Chases Woman After Grabbing One Chicken, SA in Stitches

• A village woman was chased by an angry rooster after grabbing another chicken and had to run for her life
• The chaotic moment was posted on Instagram from her rural homestead, Mbizana, showing her picking up the bird before the war began
• Social media users were rolling on the floor with laughter, with many saying the brave chicken deserved a medal
• Briefly News caught up with VuyoNtsantsa Madikizela, who opened up about the unexpected moment she was chased by a chicken

A fitness guru from the rural parts of the Eastern Cape had a one-on-one encounter with an angry bird, which charged towards her, forcing her to run out of its yard, scared.

The post, shared on Instagram by @vuyo_thefitmpondo, had thousands of views, as people flooded the comments, expressing their amusement.

The chicken protects others

The video starts with @vuyo_thefitmpondo picking up one black chicken from a flood of many that look fearful, as if aware she's coming to grab one of them. As she held onto the chicken she picked up, it resisted, screaming as if sending an SOS to others. A white hen didn't waste time.

It charged toward her in anger, wings up and slapping like a full-on action movie while she screamed, heading toward the gate. While running toward the gate in reverse, @vuyo_thefitmpondo was using the chicken she snatched as a shield from the angry bird. She managed to get out of the yard, unharmed, and still holding tight to the chicken she had in her hand.

Watch the Instagram video below:

The woman speaks about the chicken incident

Briefly News reached out to @vuyo_thefitmpondo, who shared more insight into the scary, but funny, chicken confrontation. We asked the woman if her family has a chicken business or if they have them for their consumption. She responded:

"We have a chicken business that my mom started after she retired."

The team asked if she was expecting the rooster to react that way or if it caught her off guard. The fitness guru responded:

"The white rooster really caught me off guard, that had never happened before! I usually catch the chickens with ease and often take videos while doing so to share with my social media friends.

I’ve captured many clips with the chickens in the past, and none of them had ever acted like that white rooster did. I was shocked, but I also found it really funny. I’m glad it was caught on camera because it added a different twist to my usual content."

When we asked @vuyo_thefitmpondo if she laughed as much as Mzansi did when she played back the video. She said:

"People often compliment my chickens for being so calm and attentive, with many even saying it seems like they can hear and understand me. This moment was a surprise for both me and my online friends, especially since our chickens are known for always behaving during our 'meetings'."

Mzansi finds the clip funny

Thousands of social media users flooded the comment section, sharing their amusement. Many said they had never seen a human-and-chicken war, warning @vuyo_thefitmpondo to be careful next time she picks a chicken.

Some said the chickens could recognise her and might run away whenever they see her. Others jokingly said maybe the chicken was the rooster's soulmate, saying it would be lonely without her.

User @victorys_visual.diaries said:

"That white one would’ve been my next target, shem😭."

User @just.mathe joked:

"That was literally his soulmate, and now he's a widower."

User @khanyii_n added:

"This is exactly why I can’t and can never try to catch live chickens👍🏾."

User @thokomakobong commented:

"Using the victim to hit the protector is WILD😂😂😂😂 there was no other way though."

User @bongii_t.scott_17 shared:

"You took his hun away 😅."

User @mochelebogang said:

"The problem is one the screaming was very unnecessary.... Waking up neighbours and you screaming like you're dying. That was too much🤞🏾🤞🏾🤣."

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Source: Briefly News