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Heard the one about the chicken that jumped out of the car boot?

No, neither have we, but there’s a first time for everything - and here it is.

Is this a hoax or not? We'll leave you, our dear Get Surrey readers, to decide for yourselves.

Jay Fernandez captured this comical scene at the Ladymead retail park in Guildford on Monday with the dashcam in his car, which he was using for the first time.

He posted the short video on YouTube and within just a couple of days, more than 2,500 have tuned in.

(Image: Jay Fernandez)

The video shows Jay drive into the retail park, home to big brands such as Argos, Next, Sports Direct and B&Q, as he heads around the corner by Homebase.

In the parking bays outside Homebase, at about 3pm, a man can be seen carrying a pile of boxes and when his car boot opens, a chicken jumps out and wanders into the road. Just like that.

The man appears bemused by the situation, laughing as the feathered friend attempts to cross the road.

Mr Fernandez and passenger Mark Hart, a firefighter at Guildford fire station, were heading to Burger King on the retail park after Mr Hart had helped him fix his VW Bora car.

The 35-year-old, who lives in Bellfields, said: “The man had his arms full and he popped the boot back.

“He waited for the boot to come up and the first thing I heard was my friend saying ‘what the hell?’ and then I realised what was going on and the chicken had jumped out.

“My first thought was that it was odd, why was the guy driving around with the chicken in the boot?

“Straight away I looked at the guy’s face and knew he had no idea what it was doing there."

(Image: Jay Fernandez) (Image: Jay Fernandez)

The former motorcycle racer added: “I don’t know what the end result was as I had cars behind me and had to move.

“I couldn’t tell you what the fate was for the chicken. I am sure someone must have picked it up.

“Mark said to the man, ‘I think we recorded that’ and the guy said maybe he would see it on YouTube.”

(Image: Jay Fernandez)

We wonder where the chicken walked to when it left the scene? Maybe it took a trip to Sports Direct to purchase some new running shoes or dropped by Argos to order a copy of the 100 Chicken Recipes book.

With winter just around the corner, maybe the clucky character decided it was time to invest in a new woolly number from Next.

There’s also an impressive chicken coop on sale at B&Q for a mighty £356 so it might have been having a quick peruse to add the coop to his Christmas list.

Do you recognise the man in the video? We would love to chat to him about his brief time with his new pet. If you do, drop us an email.