Origin of TikTok's Great Chicken War explained as viral trend sends the internet into a frenzy

Social media is currently abuzz with videos of TikTok's Great Chicken War. In this trend, several chickens are seen following a person and this has left netizens fascinated. This trend has now taken over the internet, and people are seen actively participating and sharing videos of flocks of chickens following them. What makes these clips entertaining is that the chickens look like they are ready to beat someone up.

The Chicken War trend began on May 27, 2023, when a content creator on TikTok named Dylan Bezjack shared a video of himself walking while a flock of chickens followed him. In the viral clip, he was heard saying, "You better watch out there, pal. Me and my posse are on our way to kick some a*s and take some names here." The clip went viral and garnered 349K likes and 1.4 million views.

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Internet users go gaga over the Chicken War challenge on social media

As the trend went viral online, several social media users who own chicken barns or live near a barn were seen making videos with the chickens and the same has been garnering massive attention on social media.

Netizens are currently spending their time on the internet by watching videos of the Chicken War challenge and sharing their own videos with chickens. Some internet users even said that this is the funniest challenge that they've come across.

A social media user @SweetTea162 reacted to this viral challenge and said, "They're having a chicken war on TikTok. This is the kind of content I love to see."

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No animals were harmed in the challenge

As the Chicken War trend boomed on social media platforms, there were a number of concerns. Several people wondered whether this trend hurt any chickens or if any people were injured while taking part in the viral trend. As per a report by HITC, the challenge was all about chickens following a particular person and no real fight or war took place during the filming of these videos, Hence, no animals were harmed in the process.

This is not the first time that a trend featuring animals has gone viral on the internet. Earlier, clips of dogs looking sideways took over social media as the song Bombastic Side Eye played in the background. The trend was received with open arms and netizens enjoyed watching the adorable pets on screen.

Apart from this, the Happy Cat trend also went viral on social media. The trend featured videos with an animated cat jumping and expressing how happy it was. This trend also included the song Happy Happy Happy, which played in the background of the videos. These happy cat videos also featured a cat in a banana costume, who was seen crying in the clips.