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Fast food bosses said they are looking into how many of the branches are impacted by the shortage.

Food fans have reported branches of KFC are closed across the UK, including Newcastle, Suffolk, Berkshire and Surrey.

Fried chicken chiefs have said the shortage is down to a “few hiccups” with their deliveries.

KFC promised hungry Brits would be able to get to the bottom of a bucket again soon.

There are more than 800 KFC branches across the UK – and chicken fans are not happy with the closures.

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Jonny Burke said: "Drove to two separate @KFC_UKI to find one had no chicken and one was closed.

"What even is my luck. Just want some fried chicken."

Meanwhile, Jess Watson added: “How can KFC be closed because they have no chicken?”

A KFC spokesman told The Sun: “We deliver fresh chicken to our restaurants, but we’re having a few hiccups with our delivery system at the moment.

"We’re really sorry for any inconvenience, and we’re working to have all our restaurants back up and running as soon as we can.”

The US-based chain is known for serving up fried chicken along with chicken burgers, chicken strips and desserts.

Twitter user TommiTMX wrote: "KFC in both Cheshire Oakes and Chester Greyhound Park are closed because they're out of chicken.”

And Tequila Thomas posted a sad face emoji with the message: “KFC closed cause they ran out of chicken."

KFC is the third biggest fast food chain in the world, behind only Subway and McDonalds – with more than 20,000 locations worldwide.

Brits have been hit with shortages of their favourite tuck recently after a series of steak problems as Wetherspoons.

First beef was axed on Steak Club night – leaving hungry punters being offered salads instead.

And then even more steaks were pulled off Wetherspoons’ menu due to “hygiene issues” with their supplier.