Chicken

birds · farm animals · eggs

Jungle ancestor. Chickens are the tame version of the red junglefowl, a wild bird from Southeast Asia.

Ancient friends. People first domesticated chickens around 8,000 years ago, making them one of our oldest animal companions.

Everywhere birds. Chickens are one of the most common and widespread domesticated animals on the entire planet.

Eggs and more. They're mostly kept for their meat and eggs, but some people love them as pets too.