(CBS SF) — A chicken was spotted crossing the Bay Bridge toll plaza Wednesday morning, quickly drawing up many punchlines.

How or why it ended up there is a question that could send us into eternity. Instead, here’s what we know so far.

KCBS Traffic first reported one chicken was running around the Fastrak lanes near the Toll Plaza at about 5:50 a.m.

Bay Bridge: metering lights on and look out for a CHICKEN running around in the Fastrak lanes near the toll plaza. http://t.co/YHiEZJZcMA — KCBS Traffic (@kcbstraffic) September 2, 2015

Question: does a chicken that wants to cross the #BayBridge need a Fastrak transponder? @kcbstraffic reports there's a chicken at toll plaza — Stan Bunger (@BungerKCBS) September 2, 2015

CHICKEN IN LANES! CHICKEN IN LANES! Reports of a live chicken running across lanes at the toll plaza. Really! @cbssf pic.twitter.com/eydTiJkD4k — Liza Batallones (@LBatallonesKPIX) September 2, 2015

An update came about 30 minutes later notifying drivers that there’s more than just one running around, and technically speaking, they’re hens.

Bay Bridge: CHICKEN UPDATE…per KCBS Phone Force, there's more than 1 in toll lanes #12-13. Oh, and they're HENS. http://t.co/YHiEZJZcMA — KCBS Traffic (@kcbstraffic) September 2, 2015

The last sighting of the hens came in at about 7:30 a.m. Their fate remains unknown at this time.

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UPDATE 9:12 a.m.: Caltrans said they are letting the chicken run around since it’s safer than putting a crew member in traffic to catch it.

“Let CHP find out why the chickens crossed the road,” the California Highway Patrol tweeted. “It’s not worth getting hit!”

Please DO NOT try and grab the chickens on the freeway. Let #CHP find out why the chickens crossed the road, it's not worth getting hit! — CHP Oakland (@CHPoakland) September 2, 2015

UPDATE 10:10 a.m.: “The felonious foul is now in custody,” CHP tweets.

The felonious foul is now in custody at the @BayBridgeInfo Toll Plaza… #CantBelieveImSayingThis — CHP Oakland (@CHPoakland) September 2, 2015

The felonious fowl that was captured on I-80 near the @BayBridgeInfo Toll Plaza this morning. #CantMakeThisStuffUp pic.twitter.com/aTVenJRiE7 — CHP Oakland (@CHPoakland) September 2, 2015

CHP says it took the small, brown chicken to a veterinarian for a checkup.

Nicole Jones is a digital producer for CBS San Francisco. Follow her musings @nicjonestweets