Hilariously INSANE Incident Of Neighbor Killing Rooster In Florida, Claims Self Defence, Could Get 5 Years In Prison

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Florida man is facing animal cruelty charges after investigators said he killed his neighbor's pet rooster.

Jacksonville resident James Nix told Action News Jax he was checking his mail in mid-May when his neighbor's rooster began attacking him.

"I just checked my mail and turn around and go, and I hear, ’Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!’ And I turn around, and there’s a chicken out there in the street. I said, ’Oh boy, here we go.’" he recalled. "Turn around, walk to my place – bang, bang, bang, bang, bang – now the chicken's in my yard! Now its neck flares up."

Nix said he picked up a stick in the yard and tried to hit it in self-defense, but with the rooster jumping at him, he accidentally knocked the bird in the head, killing it.

"I didn't know to give it a 21-gun salute!" Nix said. "CPR? Mouth-to-mouth? You know, or call the chicken ambulance?"