Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Did You Know Chicken Style and Trivia

Enjoy these fun facts about chickens. Also, check out the trivia below for a chance to earn tickets.

Did You Know....

It takes a hen 24-26 hours to lay an egg.

The Latin name for chicken is Gallus Domesticus.

The closest living relative of the T-Rex is the chicken.

Each year, a person will eat approximately 250 eggs.

The most common types of poultry in Illinois are chickens and turkeys.

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

About 240 million laying hens produce 5.5 billion dozen eggs per year in the United States.

Trivia....

#1 This is often used to help hatch eggs. What is it?

#2 This is the room that chickens are put into once they hatch. What is the name of the room?

#3 This city in Georgia is known as the chicken capital of the world. What is the name of the city?


Super Bonus...

#4 There are four cities in the United States that have the word "chicken" in their name? What are they

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