Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Chicken Facts
A chickens' body temperature normally runs at 102-103 degrees F.
A chickens' heart beats 280-315 times a minute.
Chickens are not capable of sustained flight.
It takes a hen 24-26 hours to lay an egg.
A chicken is a bird.
A chicken takes 21 days to hatch.
Grocery store chickens are 5-8 weeks old.
A chicken can have 4 or 5 toes on each foot.
Grocery store chickens are 5-8 weeks old.
A chicken takes 21 days to hatch.
Chickens were domesticated about 8000 years ago.
Americans consume 8 billion chickens a year.
All domestic chickens can be genetically traced to Gallus Gallus, The Red Jungle Fowl.
It takes 4 lbs.+ of feed to make 1 dozen eggs.
The latin name for chicken is Gallus Domesticus.
There are over 150 varieties of domestic chickens.
Chickens come in an infinite variety of colors and patterns.
Chickens lay different colored eggs, from white, to brown, to green, to pink, to blue.
A chicken can have 4 or 5 toes on each foot.
Grocery store chickens are 5-8 weeks old.
A chicken takes 21 days to hatch.
Chickens were domesticated about 8000 years ago.
Americans consume 8 billion chickens a year.
All domestic chickens can be genetically traced to Gallus Gallus, The Red Jungle Fowl.
It takes 4 lbs.+ of feed to make 1 dozen eggs.
As always, I'd appreciate any input to this page. I'll be happy to give credit for any additions or corrections!!!
The chicken was once considered a sacred animal symbolizing the sun.
Breeds were developed to provide plumage for ceremonial costumes.
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.
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!!!
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.
An egg starts growing into a chick when it reaches a temperature of 86 degrees F.
Alektorophobia is the name given to "The Fear of Chickens".
A chickens' heart beats 280-315 times a minute.
Chickens are not capable of sustained flight.
It takes a hen 24-26 hours to lay an egg.
A chicken is a bird.
A chicken takes 21 days to hatch.
Grocery store chickens are 5-8 weeks old.
A chicken can have 4 or 5 toes on each foot.
Grocery store chickens are 5-8 weeks old.
A chicken takes 21 days to hatch.
Chickens were domesticated about 8000 years ago.
Americans consume 8 billion chickens a year.
All domestic chickens can be genetically traced to Gallus Gallus, The Red Jungle Fowl.
It takes 4 lbs.+ of feed to make 1 dozen eggs.
The latin name for chicken is Gallus Domesticus.
There are over 150 varieties of domestic chickens.
Chickens come in an infinite variety of colors and patterns.
Chickens lay different colored eggs, from white, to brown, to green, to pink, to blue.
A chicken can have 4 or 5 toes on each foot.
Grocery store chickens are 5-8 weeks old.
A chicken takes 21 days to hatch.
Chickens were domesticated about 8000 years ago.
Americans consume 8 billion chickens a year.
All domestic chickens can be genetically traced to Gallus Gallus, The Red Jungle Fowl.
It takes 4 lbs.+ of feed to make 1 dozen eggs.
As always, I'd appreciate any input to this page. I'll be happy to give credit for any additions or corrections!!!
The chicken was once considered a sacred animal symbolizing the sun.
Breeds were developed to provide plumage for ceremonial costumes.
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.
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!!!
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.
An egg starts growing into a chick when it reaches a temperature of 86 degrees F.
Alektorophobia is the name given to "The Fear of Chickens".
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
I Should’ve Never Crossed That Road
It seems so long ago, the day I made the fateful mistake of crossing that road. One casual stroll across an interstate and suddenly I’m in every joke book in America. Who saw THAT coming? Had I known I would have stayed home. I was worried about getting hit by a car. Instead I got hit by fame.
I hate all the attention. Hate it, hate it, hate it. A lot of animals do what I did - deer, ducks, rodents… they all cross roads every day. Nobody says a thing. But a chicken does it and suddenly it’s newsworthy? Suddenly I’m the new Rosa Parks?
You wanna know the ironic part? The other side of the road isn’t any different! My privacy is thrown out the window, probably forever, and I didn’t even get a good story out of it. The whole thing sucks.
Why did I cross the road? I ask myself that every day.
I hate all the attention. Hate it, hate it, hate it. A lot of animals do what I did - deer, ducks, rodents… they all cross roads every day. Nobody says a thing. But a chicken does it and suddenly it’s newsworthy? Suddenly I’m the new Rosa Parks?
You wanna know the ironic part? The other side of the road isn’t any different! My privacy is thrown out the window, probably forever, and I didn’t even get a good story out of it. The whole thing sucks.
Why did I cross the road? I ask myself that every day.
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