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Whilst it sounds like the world's worst joke, the journey of 100 chickens across the road has been no laughing matter for locals in Ohio.

The birds have turned the front yards in Montgomery Avenue into barn yards since they mysteriously arrived.

Causing damage to properties, the naughty chickens have caused residents are urging local authorities to take action as no one has claimed ownership for them.

They are now mainly roosting in the property of deceased resident Ray Brewer, who died last year.

Authorities in Fairborn have said that they are attempting to move the animals to a farm in Montgomery County but that it could take a few months to catch them all.

Speaking to WDTN-TV, one resident, Elizabeth King, said that the situation had 'gotten out of control because there are so many of them.'

Another, Arby Presley, said that she has started to feed the birds so that they do not starve.

She said: "Our worry is that they keep getting killed and they are starving.

"It's not their fault because they can't help the situation...all we want is the right thing for the animals."