Chicken Facts
In what country were chickens first domesticated?
Southeast Asia
What is the average life span of a domesticated chicken?
What is 5-10 years?
What Mrs. Parry calls the Hippie Chicken
What is a Silkie?
This chicken breed is known for its high quality meat and is often associated with the term broiler.
What is the Cornish?
Days to Hatch.
What is 21?
How many years ago were chickens first domestesticated?
What is 8,000
The egg is what stage of the life cycle
What is the 1st?
How many faces can a chicken recognize?
What is 100?
This Chicken is known for its pretty blue-green eggs.
What is the Araucana?
Temperature of incubator
What is 99.5-100 degrees?
In commercial farming chickensare often raisedin these large structures designed for mass production.
What are poultry houses or barns?
This is what adult female chickens are called
What is a hen?
Chickens can dream as they experience during this state of sleep, similar to humans.
What is REM sleep?
The most popular breed in the world, known for its egg laying production.
What is a Rhode Island Red?
Must be done at least 3 times per day to developing eggs
What is turning?
Chichens have a unique way of tasting food, as they do not have this sense in the same way humans do.
What is taste?
Male chickens are called
What is a rooster?
Chickens can make over 100 different sounds, this is known as
What is talking?
This breed is known for its beautiful feathered feet and is often used for ornamental purposes.
What is a Cochin?
The developing chick inside the egg is called
What is an embryo?
Chickens are ominvores meaning they eat both plants and animals including this common garden pest.
What is a bug?
Hens under one year age are called
What is a poulet?
Chickens can lay how many eggs per day
What is 1-2?
Chicken known for its beautiful golden color
What is a Golden Commet?
The chick uses this as food while developing inside the egg
What is the yolk?