Facts

A chicken can have 4-5 toes on each foot.

A chicken can travel up to 9 miles per hour.

A chicken takes 21 days to hatch.

A chicken will lay bigger and stronger eggs if you change the lighting in such a way as to make them think a day is 28 hours long.

A chicken’s body temperature normally runs at 102-103 degrees F (39 C

A chicken’s heart beats 280-315 times a minute.

A rooster takes about 18-20 breaths a minute, a hen takes 30-35.

A hen lives an average of 5-7 years but can live up to 20 years. The hen will lay eggs her entire life with production decreasing every year from year one.

A rooster will attack anything that he thinks will harm the hens.