Giant chicken goes viral after people convinced it's a man in a suit

A giant chicken has become an internet sensation after leading confused video watchers to believe it’s a person in a chicken costume.

Over 300 thousand people have viewed a video of a Brahma chicken which can grow to over a metre high.

Breeder Luke Price said the birds are good companions and the attention had been surprising.

“They’re big, tall birds. The biggest of them would be able to eat off your dining room table,” he said.

“People were thinking it was an emu that someone had dressed up.

“They’re generally very placid, they do have a bit of a presence about them.

“I have had the odd bird who wants to pretend he’s my boss, apart from that though in general they’re like puppy dogs.”

This post originally appeared on ABC News.