chicken evolution

Evolutionary History of the Chicken (pigeon, and other birds) + Domestication

Entertaining the age-old question, “Which came first the chicken or the egg?” was a necessary side note. Now, it’s time to shake a tail feather and get to the story we’ve all been waiting for: Long long ago, when chickens had teeth… 230 Million years ago, the theropods had begun their rise in two categories […]

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Hatching an idea

“Chickens have always been good to think with. For people in a wide range of fields, chickens have provided a useful, and at times inspiring, focus.”  Susan Squier explains in her book a Poultry Science: Chicken Culture,“Diverse types of people have found the chicken weaving its way into their thoughts, dreams, and deeds shaking up the […]