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30 Amazing Facts About Chickens


1). Chickens Are One Of The Most Common And Widespread Domestic Animals.

2). An Adult Male Chicken Is Called A "Cock" Or "Rooster".

3). An Adult Female Chicken Is Called A "Hen".

4). Chickens Are Omnivores.

5). The Average Lifespan Of Chicken Is 5 To 10 Years.

6). Chickens Are Originate From Tropical Rainforests, Where They Evolved For Millions Of Years.

7). Chickens Are Not Completely Flightless.

8). A Chicken Can Run A Mile In About Six Minutes And Forty Seconds With A Top Speed Of Nine Miles Per Hour.

9). Chickens Have Excellent Hearing And Memory.

10). Chickens Are Gregarious Birds And Live Together In Flocks.

11). Now Humans Keep Chickens Primarily As A Source Of Food.

12). There Are More Chickens On Earth Than People-25 Billion.

13). Wild Chickens Lay Only Approximately 10 To 15 Eggs A Year During The Breeding Season.

14). There Are Also More Chickens Than Any Other Bird Species.

15). A Female Chicken Mates With Many Different Males But If She Decides, After The Deed Is Done, That She Doesn't Want A Particular Rooster's Offspring And Can Eject His Sperm.

16). It Only Takes About 26 Hours For A Hen To Produce An Egg, And 21 Days For The Egg To Incubate And Hatch.

17). Chickens Bodies Contain 15% More Water Than Humans.

18). American Consumes 8 Billion Chickens Per Year.

19). The Fear Of Chicken Is Called Alektorophobia.

20). Chickens Have Prehistoric Roots And Are The Closest Living Relative Of The Tyrannosaurus Rex.

21). Chickens Can Remember 100 Different Faces Of People Or Animals.

22). The Record For Most Egg Yolks In One Egg Is 9 Yolks.

23). A Mother Hen Turns Her Eggs About 50 Times Per Day.

24). On Average, 97 Chickens Are Killed Every 0.05 Seconds Worldwide.

25). A Mother Hen Can Lay More Than 300 Eggs Per Year.

26). A Hen Has To Eat About Four Pounds Of Food To Make One Dozen Eggs.

27). Chickens Have Domesticated In Southern China Around 8,000 Years Ago In 6,000 B.C.

28). Chickens Can Taste Saltiness, But Not Sweetness.

29). The Color Of The Egg Depends On The Chicken's Earlobes.

30). Mother Hens Talk To Their Unborn Babies And They Chirp Back Through Their Shells.

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