Some quick facts about chickens !

1.Chickens are not capable of sustained flight. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds. A chicken can travel up to 9 miles per hour.

2.If a rooster is not present in a flock of hens, a hen will take the role, stop laying, and begin to crow , this is not very common but can happen.

3.Chickens are very social animals. They will fight to protect their family and will mourn when a loved one is lost.

4.There are a lot more chickens than people in the world !

5.It is thought that the nearest relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex is a chicken.

6.A chickens' body temperature normally runs at 102-103 degrees F.

7.It takes a hen 24-26 hours to lay an egg.

8.A hen lives an average of 5-7 years.

9.An unofficial record said that a rooster in America lived for 24 years!

10.All domestic chickens can be genetically traced to Gallus Gallus, The Red Jungle Fowl.