Chicken facts you need to know…because they are just too stinking cool not to! I write about raising chickens a lot, practical things like coop mistakes and feeding for health. But sometimes you just have to learn about some cool, and possibly unknown chicken facts too.
You may know this if you’ve been raising chickens for awhile but I include this for the newbies. It can be confusing when you see “vegetarian fed” eggs all over the market. I promise you that chickens love meat; a fact that the lizards in our yard have learned the hard way. They’ll also eat rodents, cockroaches and scorpions.
Chickens outnumber people about 4 to 1 worldwide. BUT some breeds have gone extinct or will shortly become extinct. Because traditional farming has bred for heavier meat birds or heavy laying birds, we have lost variety. You can get more information about this on the Livestock Conservancy page.
Did you know that your chickens has up to 30 types of vocalization? From sweet talking to their baby chicks to warnings for the flock. Check out their different sounds and meanings here.
I have read about chickens living into their 20s and still laying occasionally.
Back in the 1940s there was a chicken that lived 18 months WITHOUT a head! Don’t try this at home folks…this is not a common occurrence. This is the stuff of horror stories!!!! More on Miracle Mike.