Everything You Need to Know About the 'Look at All Those Chickens' Meme Explained
By James H. Sterling
Q1: What are the birds in the original video?
A1: The birds in the video are Canadian geese (Branta canadensis), not chickens. They were grazing on an open lawn near an airport perimeter when the clip was recorded.
Q2: Who originally filmed and uploaded the video?
A2: Meredith Frost filmed the video and posted it to Vine in June 2015. The clip featured her young niece, who casually pointed out the geese.
Q3: Why do people search for "look at all these chickens" instead of "those"?
A3: While the original audio clearly says "Look at all those chickens," casual searchers frequently substitute the proximal pronoun "these." Search engine autocomplete patterns have made both phrases interchangeable online.
Q4: Why did the meme resurface on TikTok years after Vine closed?
A4: Short-form video platforms rely heavily on reusable audio templates. Creators ripped the audio track from older Vine compilations to score videos showing large crowds, confusing situations, or deliberate misidentifications.
James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.
