A WARRNAMBOOL holiday park has been invaded by more than 300 chickens, swamping the camp grounds with from a neighbouring farm.

Chickens have scattered across the Big4 Hopkins River Holiday Park the past two weeks since farmer Allan “Swampy”Marsh moved into the neighbouring farm.

“The chickens treat our cabins like roosting houses and they’re slowly destroying our manicured gardens around the park,” said park manager Brett Hein.

media_camera The holiday park’s manager says the fowl arrivals are destroying the gardens. Picture: Brett Hein

“It’s starting to smell quite a bit from the chicken faeces on the footpath.”

Park managers have been further frustrated by Mr Marsh who was unable to meet an agreement to relocate the birds by Friday.

“When he talks to us he’s a bit jovial but we’ve lost our sense of humour,” said Mr Hein.

“He’s been saying he’ll do things but so far it hasn’t been as quick as we hoped.”

media_camera Chickens crossing the road in the caravan park. Picture: Brett Hein

The unwelcome guests are laying over 200 eggs on park grounds since finding their way under the mesh wire fencing.

While visitors to the park were amused at first, the fowl arrival is beginning to take its toll.

“Some guests have stated that if the chicken issue continues they won’t come back to the park again,” said Mr Hein.

Mr Marsh has told park management the chickens will be moved as far away as possible in one week.