Overturned truck carrying 6,000 live chickens stops traffic in Sonoma County

An overturned chicken truck shut down traffic along Highway 121 in both north and southbound directions, between Ramal and Napa roads Thursday morning. An overturned chicken truck shut down traffic along Highway 121 in both north and southbound directions, between Ramal and Napa roads Thursday morning. Photo: Twitter Screen Grab Photo: Twitter Screen Grab Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Overturned truck carrying 6,000 live chickens stops traffic in Sonoma County 1 / 4 Back to Gallery

An overturned chicken truck stopped traffic in Sonoma County Thursday morning.

The double-trailer carrying live poultry flipped at 5:30 a.m., and according to KTVU, several chickens lived through the crash and were squawking on the roadside but many were barely moving.

Chickens crossing the road shut down traffic along Highway 121 (12) in both north and southbound directions between Ramal and Napa roads in Schellville, KCBS reports.

This accident in Sonoma County has left hundreds of chickens (and their cages) rattled https://t.co/DtbkGtCmiJ pic.twitter.com/gdcF1DBBD7 — KTVU (@KTVU) November 16, 2017

KFOG traffic reporter Mark Nieto wrote on Twitter, "Heads up! Chickens now walking on the highway!"

As of 7 a.m., reports indicated the highway was still closed.