Flying chickens and jumping dogs

Translating a text about trying to get children to take their
medicine, I just came across the expression 雞飛狗跳
(jīfēigǒutiào), which means a big commotion, a mess, chaos. A
literal reading would be chickens flying and dogs leaping. Looking at
the characters, I can almost see flying chickens and jumping dogs in
a small courtyard.