Chicken
Chicken is a popular dish that has been cooked for thousands of years.
The ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate chickens and they used them for food, medicine, and religious sacrifices.
A chicken can lay up to twelve eggs per year.
The fastest human ever recorded was Usain Bolt at 27 miles per hour and the fastest chicken ever recorded was a White Leghorn rooster named Lightning Bolt clocked at 44 miles per hour.
Chicken recipes
Amazing chicken recipes sourced from the web.
The origin of chicken
The word "chicken" comes from the Old English word "cicen". This term was also used to describe domestic fowl in general. The word "chicken" has been used as an insult since at least the 17th century.
There are more than 500 different breeds of chickens that can be found throughout the world today.
Types of chicken
There are many different types of chicken, but all fall into two main categories: broilers and roasters. Broilers are smaller chickens that are raised for their tenderness, whereas roasters are larger chickens that are raised for their flavor.
Some fun facts about chicken:
The first farm-raised chickens were sold at City Hall Market in Boston during the year 1625
The average American eats over 90 pounds of chicken each year