This shocking footage shows a black cockerel attacking a two-year-old girl and knocking her on the ground when she got too close to the henhouse.

The young girl’s grandfather was so angry after the incident that the following day he killed the cockerel and turned into a soup.

In CCTV footage captured in the family’s backyard in Bazhong, in China’s south-western Sichuan Province, the toddler was seen walking over to a metal fence next to the pen at around noon, on Tuesday, 12th March.

Seemingly perceiving her as a threat to the chickens, the feisty black cockerel charged towards the girl and kicked her in the back.

She was pushed into the fence and then fell down crying.

Meanwhile, the bird continued its assault by jumping over her as she lay on the ground, spreading its wings and raising its feathers to display its full size.

Terrified, the child eventually managed to roll over and get back to her feet, ready to run away as the footage ends.

Chicken Incredibly Survives Being Buried Under Snowdrift For Days

After learning about the incident, her grandfather, not named, reportedly became enraged and killed the cockerel.

It was not disclosed if the girl suffered any injuries.

The video of the incident gained a lot of attention on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok. Reaching more than 30,000 likes and over 16,000 comments of netizens agreeing with the grandad’s decision.

Netizen ‘Just go with the flow~’ said: “Fortunately, it didn’t peck at her eyes. Such a rooster is really scary for children.”

And ‘cat baby~’ added: “It felt like her head hit the ground with a bang. She must have a big bump.”