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All I Really Needed To Know About Chickens
- I Learned From The Web...
The latin name for chicken is Gallus Domesticus.
There are over 150 varieties of domestic chickens.
Chickens were domesticated about 8000 years ago.
All domestic chickens can be genetically traced to Gallus Gallus, The Red Jungle Fowl.
Chickens come in an infinite variety of colors and patterns.
The chicken was once considered a sacred animal symbolizing the sun.
Breeds were developed to provide plumage for ceremonial costumes.
A chickens' heart beats 280-315 times a minute.
A chickens' body temperature normally runs at 102-103 degrees F.
A rooster takes 18-20 breaths a minute, a hen 30-35.
Chickens are not capable of sustained flight.
A chicken can have 4 or 5 toes on each foot.
Grocery store chickens are 5-8 weeks old.
Americans consume 8 billion chickens a year.
It takes a hen 24-26 hours to lay an egg.
A hen lives an average of 5-7 years, but can live up to 20 years. She'll lay eggs her entire life, with production decreasing every year from year one.
A chicken takes 21 days to hatch.
It takes more than 4 lbs. of feed to make 1 dozen eggs.
In 1925, hens laid an average of 100 eggs a year. In 1979, the World Record was set by a White Leghorn who laid 371 eggs in 364 days!!!
An egg starts growing into a chick when it reaches a temperature of 86 degrees F.
The first Poultry Exhibition was held in the United States on November 14, 1849. There were 219 exhibitors, 1023 birds, and over 10,000 visitors.
One trait, called Melanosis, causes chickens' bones, ligaments, skin and tendons to be colored BLACK.
Alektorophobia is the name given to the "Fear of Chickens".
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5 comments:
*looks around for Shabby*
Want me to tell you just how much those 4 pounds of chicken feed costs today? LOL
I've not seen Shabby in a while - has anyone else?
And yes, Alice Kay.. we do. :)
*looks at the happy cat avatar Ladystyx is using - nice kitty*
70 cents for 4 lbs. of our Layer Meal (referred to by many people as laying mash) and 78 cents for 4 lbs. of our Layer Krums (which are small pellets). These are based on last week's prices.
Wow. At those prices it ain't chicken feed!
So about 80 cents of what you pay for a dozen eggs go to feeding the chicken(s)...
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