Oxfordshire is the latest region to be hit by the chicken shortage which has forced the closure of hundreds of KFC restaurants.

Those desperate for a finger lickin' feast will be left heart broken at the news that outlets in Oxford and further afield have had to shut their doors.

The KFC restaurant on Cornmarket on Cornmarket Street has closed while supplies are found, as have the Cowley Road and the Peartree Roundabout branches. 

A trip to Banbury will not help as the KFC there is also closed as are the two on the M40 service stations.

However, those with a desire to eat food from a bucket might be in luck if they head to Buckingham Road in Bicester as the company said this outlet was open.

To make matters worse for fast food fans, McDonald's in Cornmarket Street is also shut, with a refub taking until March 1.

This is a rapidly evolving situation though and this could change as hundreds of KFC outlets have closed in recent days as the shortage reaches crisis point.

The company gave no notice of when operations would be back to normal.

In a statement, KFC said: "We've brought a new delivery partner onboard, but they've had a couple of teething problems - getting fresh chicken out to 900 restaurants across the country is pretty complex!

"We won't compromise on quality, so no deliveries has meant some of our restaurants are closed and others are operating a limited menu, or shortened hours.

"We know that this might have inconvenienced some of you over the last few days, and disappointed you when you wanted your fried chicken fix - we're really sorry about that.

 “We’ve set up a page on our website – www.kfc.co.uk/crossed-the-road – so our fans can check where their nearest open restaurant is, and we’re updating this as regularly as we can.

KFC was previously a client of Bidvest Logistics but has since swapped contract to enlist DHL for food deliveries.

The chicken chain said that its restaurant's teams were "working flat out to get us back up and running again".

In its own statement, DHL said: "Due to operational issues a number of deliveries in recent days have been incomplete or delayed.

"We are working with KFC and our partners to rectify the situation as a priority and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused."

DHL announced in November that it had been appointed alongside QSL to manage the supply and distribution of food products and packaging for more than 850 KFC restaurants throughout the UK.

It said DHL would manage the physical warehouse and distribution service, with KFC adding that it had specifically chosen the pair for their reputation of "innovation in logistics" across other industries.