This cluck comes from Contrary Condor, a Donald Duck cartoon released in 1944, where Donald encounters a condor in the Andes and the surrounding farmyard sounds help sell the setting. The recording later circulated as part of the Hollywood Edge library of single chicken squawks, a staple source for editors needing a clean, characterful bird sound without recording one themselves. Because it is short, clear and instantly recognisable as a chicken, it has stayed useful for comedy edits, reaction videos and cartoon-style shorts long after its original cartoon appearance.