TSA officers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport found a gun stuffed inside a raw baking hen.

There’s a personal fowl here. Our officers @FLLFlyer made this very raw find. We hate to break it to you but stuffing a firearm in your holiday bird for travel is just a baste of time. So, don’t wing it, you’ll find all the proper packaging info here: https://t.co/Zm2XnorDx7 pic.twitter.com/BpdbEwwouX

— TSA (@TSA) November 7, 2022

Perpetrators, then thought it was a good idea to tweet a safety message, filled with puns, like “The plot chickens . . . be thankful our officers are always working around the CLUCK to keep you safe.”

If you want spicy chicken for Thanksgiving? Try actual spice instead of basting authorities’ time.