"Please Support Local Poultry": SA Shopper Stunned By Hand-Sized Brazilian Drumsticks at Checkers

• Feed My Tribe filmed the moment inside a Checkers store after spotting drumsticks she was stunned to believe were real
• She held a pack of Brazilian drumsticks next to a South African one to show viewers the dramatic size difference
• South Africans online were divided between shock, humour, and concern over where the chicken came from

A South African content creator stopped mid-shopping when she spotted something in the meat aisle that she could not walk past without showing the internet.

TikToker Feed My Tribe posted the clip on 6 August 2026, filming herself inside a Checkers store with the poultry section clearly visible behind her. She held up a single chicken drumstick pack imported from Brazil, placing her hand next to it so viewers could grasp just how large one drumstick was. The drumstick was roughly the same size as her entire hand.

She then held a standard South African drumstick next to it for comparison. The difference was striking.

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Feed My Tribe herself weighed in after the video started gaining traction, urging her followers to support local poultry farmers. She said:

"Guys, please support local poultry farmers."

View the TikTok video below:

Mzansi reacts to the supersized drumsticks

Viewers who had plenty to say on her page:

@Vongai Mapho said:

"I will not eat that kak😭😭😭 it's so scary"

@Never Mind wrote:

"The American fake chicken has arrived🥺 FROM NOW ON I WILL BUY LIVE CHICKEN AT A FARM AND MAKE PORTIONS!"

@IRONCRAFT joked:

"That bird definitely had a gym membership.😂"

@Thembelihle Cele pointed out:

"It takes 2 hours to cook those drumsticks😭"

@tumaseleshabane asked:

"What are they feeding their chickens???!!!😩"

@YT | PHATHOKAZI🦋✨ added:

"My grandma would say 'itofiwe' (it was injected)😭"

@Lina had a different take:

"As someone that prefers drums, I'd be so happy to find those. Which Checkers is that? 🥹"

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Source: Briefly News