Chickens

Thinking of owning a pet chicken? Bird Hobbyist has all the information you need on chickens as pets. If you're ready for fifteen years of fresh eggs, you'll definitely want to check out this site.

Interested in learning everything about a specific breed of chicken?  Then this site is perfect for you!  Oklahoma State University put together these pages detailing different breeds of chickens. If you want to learn how to tell apart an Araucana from an Ancona, this site is full of details on each chicken breed. The pages also cite where they found their pictures and information, which can be helpful for further research.

This is a lengthy Wikipedia article all about our fowl feathered friend, the chicken. Most of this article is dedicated to chickens in agriculture and issues with mass production of chickens. But don't skip the section on chickens in history.

Do you have alektorophobia, the fear of chickens? To get to know these fowl you should visit The Easy Chicken's page of facts about chickens. Information ranges from the basic (the chicken is a bird) to the bizarre (a trait called Melanosis can turn a chicken's bones black). The rest of the site has lots of expert advice on chicken care and keeping.

You will chuckle at these chicken facts. For instance, did you know that September is National Chicken Month? And where is it illegal to eat chicken with a fork? Have you ever been to Chicken, Alaska? Find out how that city was named, and more, all right here!