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In Gainesville, Georgia,
the chicken capital of the world, it is illegal to eat chicken
with a fork.
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Alektorophobia is the
fear of chickens.
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The egg laying process for a chicken begins in its eye. Chickens
lay eggs only after receiving a light cue, either from natural
sunlight entering a coop or artificial light illuminating a commercial egg hatchery. The
light stimulates a photo-receptive gland near the chicken's
eye, which in turn triggers the release of an egg cell from
the chicken's ovary.
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Wild Red Jungle Fowl
are the ancestors of today's chickens. The breed has survived
at large for about 8,000 years—rare for a wild ancestor
of a domesticated animal.
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The waste produced by
one chicken in its lifetime can supply enough electricity
to run a 100-watt bulb for five hours.
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A hen must eat about
four pounds of feed to produce one dozen eggs.
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Researchers have found
a way to turn chicken feathers into strong, plastic composites
for products as varied as car dashboards and boat exteriors.
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Feathers make good paper,
even for filters or decorative wallpaper. They work best combined
with wood pulp to increase the number of times the fiber can
be recycled.
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The superfine size and
shape of feathers make them well suited to filtration needs.
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Agricultural researchers
have found a carbonization process that converts ordinary
poultry manure into granules and powders that can mop up
pollutants in water.
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The chicken can travel
up to nine miles per hour.
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The "Chicken
Dance" was
introduced in the United States in 1981 by the Heilbronn
Band from Germany during the 1981 Tulsa Oktoberfest. The
song was not actually the Chicken Dance, but "Der Ententanz"—"The
Duck Dance." There was not a duck costume to be found
anywhere in Tulsa; however, a chicken costume was available
at one of the local television stations. The station donated
the costume for use at the festival, and the rest is history.
At that time the tune was all the rage in Germany.
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Dance Like a Chicken
Day is May 15.
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