Having chickens is the backyard rage these days. Those that have them love them and those the don’t have them, want them. So in honor of the chicken craze, I thought I would
share a few fun facts about chickens you may or may not know…..
For example,
like the sign in the photo states, it takes about 21 days for a chicken egg to
hatch!
Here are a few more interesting and maybe odd facts for
you:
- There are more chickens on
earth than there are people, over three billion in china alone. - Recent evidence suggests
that domestication of the chicken began in Vietnam over 10,000 years ago. - A chicken’s heart beats at
an amazing 280-315 beats a minute. - Chickens can run at a speed
of 9 mph. - Chickens are the closest living relative of the tyrannosaur.
COOL! I have dinosaurs in my backyard! 🙂