Some Interesting Facts About Chickens
You must be wondering why chickens? Well, I think we need a break from all the drama around us and chickens are a good distraction. And yes, how can the chicken dance not amuse us? 1 ) The chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus , is a domestic subspecies of the red junglefowl, a member of the pheasant family that is native to Asia. Genetic studies have found that the grey junglefowl also contributed to the chicken’s evolution. 2 ) This bird was probably first domesticated for the purpose of cockfights, not as food. 3 ) Chickens aren’t completely flightless—they can get airborne enough to make it over a fence or into a tree. 4 ) These birds are omnivores. They’ll eat seeds and insects but also larger prey like small mice and lizards. 5 ) With 25 billion chickens in the world, there are more of them than any other bird species. 6 ) There are dozens of chicken breeds, such as the Dutch bantam, Leghorn and Rhode Island red. 7 ) Baby chickens are chicks. Female chickens are
