Hens mate with multiple roosters, fighting chickens are not entirely incapable of flying, and many other surprising facts about chickens are often overlooked.
Surprising Facts About Chickens
A hen will mate with many different roosters. After mating, the hen decides “who to have chicks with”.
However, if “the lady” no longer wishes to have chicks with a specific rooster, she can expel that rooster’s sperm.
Originally, chickens were domesticated for the purpose of cockfighting, not for meat production.
Chickens are not completely unable to fly. They can take off high enough to fly over a fence or perch on a branch.
Chickens are omnivorous. They eat grains, insects, and even larger prey like mice or lizards.
Chickens are the most widely raised poultry in the world, with a population of 25 billion.
There are dozens of different chicken breeds, such as Dutch Bantam, Lakenvelder, and Rhode Island Red.
A rooster alerts the flock that it has found food by clucking “bawk bawk bawk.” However, hens often do not show interest in the presence of food around them.
