Sure you’ve probably pondered which came first, the chicken or the egg. But did you know the global chicken population is estimated to be around 25 billion, which means there are more chickens on the planet than any other bird species, not mention they outnumber us? Or that there are more than 400 different chicken breeds in existence? Keep reading for 10 more weird things you didn’t know about chickens, those amazing cluckers from way back.
Who knew they rule the Earth?


1. Chickens dream
Yep, scientists say that chickens experience REM sleep, which means they are capable of dreaming. But what do chicken’s dream about? It’s a question to ponder.

2. Female chickens have a natural “morning after pill” option
Chickens like to have a lot of sex with multiple partners at once. But if a hen decides she doesn’t want to have chicks with a particular rooster after doing the deed, an Oxford University studyproved she can eject his sperm rather than bear his offspring. This usually happens when the rooster is lower in the pecking order.

3. Running chicken is not just a joke
Chickens are actually quite quick, and can reach speeds of nine miles per hour, which isn’t too shabby for a bird with short legs.

4. Chickens have a third eyelid
Chickens have the normal top and bottom eyelids and then there’s a third eyelid made from a transparent membrane that opens and closes horizontally and operates independently from the top and bottom eyelids.

5. Chickens love to gossip
Chickens have a pretty advanced language with more than 30 documented different vocalizations– meaning their chirps change depending on what the chicken is talking about.

6. Chickens recognize their people
Chickens have excellent face recognition skills and can distinguish between family members’ faces on a farm. Italian researchers also demonstrated chickenshave a grasp of object permanence — understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed — from as young as two days old, something human babies don’t develop until at least six months of age.

7. Chickens have had their DNA mapped
The chicken holds the honor of being the first bird to have its genome sequenced, which scientists did back in 2005.

8. Chickens can live a long time
The oldest known living chicken wasnamed Muffy (pictured here). She was a red quill muffed American red game species and died at the age of 22

9. Chickens are mostly water
A chicken’s body is made of up of 75 percent water. By comparison a human body is made up of about 65 percent water.

10. World’s largest chicken
The world’s largest known chicken weighed in at a whopping 23 pounds 3 ounces. Big Snow was a white sully chicken from Queensland, Australia who died of natural causes in 1992. No known chicken has broken the record since.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-trivia-20-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-chickens

no matter what, i just know they aren't escaping this christmas!

wao I love dis

lolz

The only weird thing I know is that about a million chicken is slaughtered during xmas period. That is genocide against chicken.

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Sure you’ve probably pondered which came first, the chicken or the egg. But did you know the global chicken population is estimated to be around 25 billion, which means there are more chickens on the planet than any other bird species, not mention they outnumber us? Or that there are more than 400 different chicken breeds in existence? Keep reading for 10 more weird things you didn’t know about chickens, those amazing cluckers from way back.
Who knew they rule the Earth?


1. Chickens dream
Yep, scientists say that chickens experience REM sleep, which means they are capable of dreaming. But what do chicken’s dream about? It’s a question to ponder.

2. Female chickens have a natural “morning after pill” option
Chickens like to have a lot of sex with multiple partners at once. But if a hen decides she doesn’t want to have chicks with a particular rooster after doing the deed, an Oxford University studyproved she can eject his sperm rather than bear his offspring. This usually happens when the rooster is lower in the pecking order.

3. Running chicken is not just a joke
Chickens are actually quite quick, and can reach speeds of nine miles per hour, which isn’t too shabby for a bird with short legs.

4. Chickens have a third eyelid
Chickens have the normal top and bottom eyelids and then there’s a third eyelid made from a transparent membrane that opens and closes horizontally and operates independently from the top and bottom eyelids.

5. Chickens love to gossip
Chickens have a pretty advanced language with more than 30 documented different vocalizations– meaning their chirps change depending on what the chicken is talking about.

6. Chickens recognize their people
Chickens have excellent face recognition skills and can distinguish between family members’ faces on a farm. Italian researchers also demonstrated chickenshave a grasp of object permanence — understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed — from as young as two days old, something human babies don’t develop until at least six months of age.

7. Chickens have had their DNA mapped
The chicken holds the honor of being the first bird to have its genome sequenced, which scientists did back in 2005.

8. Chickens can live a long time
The oldest known living chicken wasnamed Muffy (pictured here). She was a red quill muffed American red game species and died at the age of 22

9. Chickens are mostly water
A chicken’s body is made of up of 75 percent water. By comparison a human body is made up of about 65 percent water.

10. World’s largest chicken
The world’s largest known chicken weighed in at a whopping 23 pounds 3 ounces. Big Snow was a white sully chicken from Queensland, Australia who died of natural causes in 1992. No known chicken has broken the record since.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-trivia-20-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-chickens

no matter what, i just know they aren't escaping this christmas!

Imagine if chickens were to turn to human vIse versa what did you think we happen. Any way GOD is great

lol..number 5 tho... The cocks will be like " niggas shey una see that white hen, na my babe oh. I don't wanna see any1 chasing her around". ....The hens will be like "omo the kind conji wey dey hold that agric cock no be here...u no go belive say em pursue me enter express road"

That number 2 get as e be, so hen dey choose who e wan born pikin for? e mean say some roosters their lineage don close!

so chickens gossip....i wonder how these oyinbos arrive @ their discoveries