Facts About Chickens That Will Ruffle Your Feathers!

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? And why did the chicken cross the road?

Maybe they just want to live their lives without their motives being questioned!

Whether you prefer them as pets on a farm or on your dinner plate for a meal, here are 50 facts about one of the most classic farm animals!

There are more chickens on earth than people – 25 billion. There are also more chickens than any other bird species.

Chickens can remember over 100 different faces of people or animals.

A mother hen turns her eggs about 50 times per day and can lay more than 300 eggs per year.

The record number of eggs laid by a chicken in one day is 7. The record number of eggs laid by a chicken in one year is 371.

An egg develops at 88 degrees Fahrenheit and is laid at 105 degrees.

Chickens were domesticated in Southern China around 8,000 years ago in 6000 B.C.

The color of the egg depends on the chicken’s earlobes. Red ear lobed chickens lay brown eggs, while white ear lobed chickens lay white eggs.

As chickens grow older, they lay larger eggs, but fewer than when they’re younger.

Chickens can taste saltiness, but not sweetness.

In Gainesville, Georgia, you have to eat fried chicken with your bare hands. Eating it by any other method is illegal.