The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red jungle fowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals.
What they eat: Chickens eat vegetables, fruits, flowers, grass and grains/seeds.They also scratch around to find bugs.
Types of Chickens: Plymouth rock chicken, Silkie chicken, Australorp chicken, Jeresy giant chicken, Rose comb chicken, new Hampshire chicken, Pekin chicken, Java chicken and many more.
Lifespan: 5-10 years.
Did you know: Chickens clean each other by pecking the dirt/bugs out of each others feathers.
This information is from Wikipedia (please leave a comment if you have an animal you want me to tell you about).
I used to have chickens. They were delicious!
ReplyDeleteDo you mean their eggs or the chickens themselves? We have a 'adopt your own chick' programme at school to raise chicks for Pet Day. Next time can you leave your name so we know who commented.
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