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title: "Fun facts about chicken"  
description: "A quick description of the chicken and some interesting facts about it"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-16  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2510/fun-facts-about-chicken  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["chicken", "birds", "science", "facts"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Fun facts about chicken

![Fun facts about chicken](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/da71b927-1f63-4bc2-88bf-16ea57e77b24/images/65cb6c5a-e995-4896-b63b-3e76d83c96d0.jpeg) ![Fun facts about chicken](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/da71b927-1f63-4bc2-88bf-16ea57e77b24/images/abfc877d-e344-426e-8af6-9e6846538e40.jpeg) Chickens are omnivores and eat a variety of foods, including insects, seeds, and plants. ![Fun facts about chicken](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/da71b927-1f63-4bc2-88bf-16ea57e77b24/images/d8825366-12d1-46fe-94b7-bc7cc5d4e12b.jpeg) Female chickens are called hens, and male chickens are known as roosters. ![Fun facts about chicken](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/da71b927-1f63-4bc2-88bf-16ea57e77b24/images/129f624f-9363-4c42-9c99-d69f83234c27.jpeg) Hens lay eggs even if they do not mate with a rooster. However, the eggs will not be fertilized and will not hatch. ![Fun facts about chicken](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/da71b927-1f63-4bc2-88bf-16ea57e77b24/images/17273daf-4565-4c51-b508-fb74fef0b19f.jpeg) Roosters are known for their crowing, which they do to mark their territory and attract hens. ![Fun facts about chicken](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/da71b927-1f63-4bc2-88bf-16ea57e77b24/images/abfc877d-e344-426e-8af6-9e6846538e40.jpeg) Chickens have a better memory for faces than humans and can dream. They can live for up to 10 years in captivity.

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