So as you may know (from the title) this post is all about chickens.
Now don’t get carried away, let’s tell fun facts now.
Chickens have a “pecking order” this means that some chickens will rule over others and be first to get food and get the first choice on nests. Did you know that it was the egg that came first not the chicken YEAH! Birds developed from dinosaurs and laid hard shelled eggs and then there were chickens.
Alektorophobia is the fear of chickens. The droppings produced by a chicken in its life time can be enough energy to power a 100-watt light bulb for five hours!
Cockerels(male chickens) make the crowing noises.
Americans eat 8,000,000,000 chickens a year!
You can tell what color egg a chicken is going to lay by looking at their earlobes. White earlobed chickens lay white eggs, hens(female chickens) with red or dark colored earlobes generalley lay brown eggs. The araucana is a chicken from Chile lays blue or green eggs. Chickens that lay blue or green eggs are also called “easter egg” chickens.
Did you know that not all chickens lay eggs that are chicks? Let’s say that this is like a woman’s period they lay eggs every day those eggs are for eating but if you fertilize them they turn into chicks. If there is a mating then there will be a chick in 21 days.
Thanks Lulu I learned something new today but I thought you were in the land of sheep!!!
We are now but there are farmers here
Lulu
Thanks LuLu, for all of the interesting information on Chicks. Did you know that Larry’s father, and also Doug and Larry, farmed chickens? From the pictures, it looks like you do not suffer from Alektorophobia.
Yup no Alektorophobia here we did not know that we miss ya
Lulu
Thanks Lulu. Now I know more about chickens. It was, of course, all true, I trust!!
Yup I am sure it is true
Lulu
Hi All – I liked learning about chickens – I didn’t know any thing about chickens – other than they lay – I though only brown or white eggs!! Lolo you certainly look like your are having fun.
Thanks for the lesson – Mary
Thank you I thought you knew about chickens
Lulu
We had chickens as a child, the rooster would chase me. Not my favourite. Love the little chicks. Great project Lulu. Thanks
it is the opposite here…we chase the chickens into the pen
Lulu
Je connais maintenant tout sur les poulets…ou presque…grâce à toi!
Merci Lulu
No worries miss you guys
Lulu 😊
Lulu you are learning many new things. Thanks for writing. It looks like you were feeding the chickens. I hope you got to eat some nice fresh eggs. When grandma was a little girl my grandmother and grandfather had chickens at their house in Niagara Falls. The chickens were noisy and lived in a pen behind the garage. We are looking forward to seeing you in the spring and hearing about your adventures. Have fun!
Many hugs. 💜💛💙💚💕
Thanks I am looking forward to seeing you again too
Love Lulu 💕😍