What are facts about a chicken?

Answer 1

There are 10 times more chickens on earth than humans.

The nearest relative to chickens in prehistoric times was the T-REX.

A chicken will never lay more than one egg in a twenty-four hour period, most take about 24 to 36 hours to lay again.

You can tell what color eggs a chicken will lay by looking at the color of the chickens ears.

Chicken sounds are a form of communication, they have different sounds for many situations and a chicken farmer learns to tell what is happening based on the sounds his hens are making.

A rooster will crow anytime, not just at dawn.

Chickens CAN swim. Any farmer who raises chicks and ducklings will tell you, the chicks often go into the pond for a swim with the ducks.

Light effects the laying of eggs, a hen needs 14 hours of light or more to lay an egg.

The white part of a chickens droppings is uric acid, chickens do not urinate like other animals.

The white strands in an egg is called chalzae, it is a protein that holds the yolk centered in the albumen, fresh eggs always have it, stale eggs may not.

Chickens lay eggs with or without the help of a rooster.

The longest flight on record for a chicken is 301.5 feet at 9 feet above the ground and the flight lasted 13 seconds. A running chicken can attain a speed of 9 miles per hour.

The longest period a chicken has "moved" after having its head removed is 15 seconds. That is still a long time but other stories are simply untrue.

The first eggs laid by a pullet are extra hard and the last eggs laid by an old hen can be just like rubber or have no shell at all.

There is always a "boss" chicken in a flock....usually not the rooster.

A well cared for hen can live up to 12 years...but not usually.

There are lots of "False" stories on the internet about chickens. Ask a chicken farmer for the facts or check Urban legends on a site called SNOPES, it is usually good at verifying facts from legends.
Chickens are cannibals can fly but only a short distance.