What is a Chicken?
A chicken is a bird (or fowl) that has been domesticated and is now very often raised on farms to feed humans all over the world. They are the most popular bird species in the worldChickens breeding:
Male chickens typically court a female by performing dances are its target hen. Hens often express disinterest, but eventually succumb to the male and allow fertilization of her egg. Only one egg is fertilized at a time. A female hen that has reached her mature reproductive age will lay an egg each day, regardless of whether or not it is fertilized. After laying a fertilized egg, the hen incubates the egg for 21 to 24 days.
Chickens color:
Chickens vary in color from white, to light brown, dark brown and even black. Their feathers can be solid in color, or multicolored, depending on the genes of each bird.
Life expectancy of Chickens:
Chickens that are raised for human food consumption typically only live to be weeks or months old. However, the species of bird can live until they are 12-15 years of age when in the wild. Most chickens, however, only live until the age of 5 or 6 years, mainly because of predators in the wild.
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