CHICKENS
Bird     -      Vertebrate      -       Herbivore
PictureCOCKEREL
Male:  Cockerel, Cock, Rooster
Female:  Hen, Pullet (young hen)
Young:  Chicks

CHICKENS
  • Eggs can be white, brown, green or blue, depending upon the breed of chicken.
  • There is no nutritional or taste difference between differently coloured eggs.
  • Like to eat insects.
  • Don't have teeth.
  • Swallow small bits of dirt to help break down their food.
  • Is the closest living relative to the Tyrannosaurus-Rex.
  • Can fly, but not for long.
  • Will lay larger eggs if the light in their cage is adjusted to make them think each day is 28 hours long.
  • There are more chickens in the world than there are human beings.
  • The longest recorded flight of a domestic chicken lasted 13 seconds.
  • Chickens do not carry chickenpox.
  • Lay an average of 228 eggs per annum .
  • Before chicks hatch, they communicate with each other - and with their mothers - through a system of sounds.
  • Baby chickens use their right eye to look for food and their left eye to look out for predators.
  • The greatest number of yolks found in a single egg was nine.
  • The largest number of eggs laid in one day was seven.