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Pictures of Chickens
Farm animals : Everything : Birds : Chickens
Oh the good old chicken, the most common domesticated animal in the world. There are more chickens in the world than any other bird, as one might imagine given that most people eat their eggs and meat.

Sorry chickens, but it's true! Not to mention the countless chicken jokes (how many ways and times can the chicken cross the road?). And who can resist a good old rubber chicken?

Chickens come in all different colors and color patterns. There are your browns and blacks and your spotted chickens, your multi-color chickens with browns and blacks and reds and whites.  Roosters, or male chickens, have a red comb on the top of their heads. They also tend to have more striking feather colorations than hens, or females.

Chickens live in a flock together, with a determined pecking order amongst themselves. Chickens higher on the pecking order are first to access food and and establish the best nesting locations.  Chickens lower on the pecking order are literally pecked at if it steps out of turn. They need to wait for the other birds to eat, for example, before it is allowed to take its turn. Chickens generally eat seed, especially in captivity. They also eat insects as well as mice.


Ornate chicken

White chicken

Hens

Rooster

Chicken baby

White chicken with red rooster

Walking chicken

Rooster

Hens

Rooster

Hens

Rooster and chicken

A pig and a chicken
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i love chickens i raise chickens they make grate pets for kids or adualts i love chickens. (11/16/2009, 7:19 PM)
chickens bark bark bark bark ive been a chicken before my teacher miss chivell is scared of chickens by the way its pronounced mises shivellyou see my spell went wrong so my sister had to un do the spell here name is witchity plooop!!!!oh by the way im a wich SHHHHHHHHH MISS CHIVWELL WAS MY TEACHER IN PREP I TURD HER INTO A CHICKEN COUSE SHE IS SCEARED OF THEM AND I TOLD HER TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND SEE HER SELF.MHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAH (10/31/2009, 8:16 PM)
mainly cows chewing their cud (10/30/2009, 5:30 PM)
CHICKEN SOUP!!!! (9/16/2009, 11:54 AM)
they make the best pet for small kids (8/8/2009, 11:26 PM)
CHICKEN ARE SO AWESOME :) (7/11/2009, 10:40 AM)
I GOT $ THEY R GREAT ARENT THEY LOL (6/21/2009, 11:23 AM)
i love chickens soooo much that i did keep in my house (6/16/2009, 3:05 PM)
I've been chickened. Love them started out with six now have 20. My hen just hatched two for the the first time. Oh my gosh talk about so fun to watch her with them. Such a good mom. (6/13/2009, 11:56 PM)
Im suprised no one asked for pictures of you choking the chicken hahahahah...oh me oh my...hahahah im still laughing....oh this laughter i love it (6/6/2009, 7:14 AM)
Im scard of chikens (6/5/2009, 5:14 PM)
OOOOOBooooDOOOOOOOBo oooooo! (5/17/2009, 6:57 PM)
OH MY GOD ITS FLYING (5/13/2009, 12:37 PM)
ive lost my chicken (5/13/2009, 12:36 PM)
CHICKENS R COOL (5/13/2009, 12:35 PM)
going to paris (5/13/2009, 11:51 AM)
who's on here (5/13/2009, 11:49 AM)
chickens are so funny (5/10/2009, 12:26 PM)
CHICKENS RULE!!!!!! (4/29/2009, 2:47 PM)
we all love chickens (4/29/2009, 2:47 PM)
chris brown i love u ur so cute! (4/26/2009, 7:06 PM)
chickens are totally cool!!!!!!!!!!!!! chickens ROCK dude!!!!! (4/26/2009, 7:05 PM)
very Good Looking,Chickens. (4/20/2009, 8:28 PM)
To the guy who thinks the chickens need seasoning - when they take over the world, you will be their first meal! (4/2/2009, 1:40 PM)
the babies r so cute but u need more!!!!!! (3/16/2009, 5:56 PM)