Feathers fly in rollover

A TRUCK carrying more than 100,000 day-old chickens has crashed in the NSW Southern Tablelands, killing some of the baby birds.

Police say the semi-trailer rolled 6m down an embankment after veering off Burley Griffin Way in Bowning, near Yass, about 1.20am yesterday.

The 30-year-old man driving the truck, which landed upside down in a paddock, was taken to Yass Hospital with minor injuries and was to undergo mandatory testing.

Police have begun investigating the circumstances of the crash and say it is not yet known how many of the chicks died.