Perhaps I should back up. First I punched some guards.

To tell the truth, a chicken wasn't the first thing I punched in Skyrim.

After escaping from my unfair persecution at the hands of the imperials, I followed my new rebel friend to find the deceased body of his friend. Thinking quickly and with little regard for the sanctity of a dead body I ripped the cloths and weapons off him.

My new friend urged me to take up arms against the guards as they came to find us.
I declined
I crouched and waited. And when those guards got through the door, I punched them. I punched them square in the face. After I dealt with the guards I I stripped their unconscious bodies donning their Armour in an attempt to confuse any future guards as to by allegiance.

Punching Tally
2x Guards