Author: Lorraine Wade

Eggs. Eggs, generally speaking, existed before chickens did. The oldest fossils of dinosaur eggs and embryos are about 190 million years old. Archaeopteryx fossils, which are the oldest generally accepted as birds, are around 150 million years old, which means that birds in general came after eggs in general. Which comes first egg or chicken? […]

In this page you can discover 55 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for egg, like: hen fruit, gravid, oval, nucleus, embryo, ovate, cell, bud, berry, chicken and ovicular. What is slang for egg? ‘Egg’ has become a kind of shorthand for “Internet troll,” though the avatar can simply indicate that a user is […]

Chorus. ‘Smoking the chicken’ is slang for inhaling crack cocaine. The head-spinning he is talking about is supporting this meaning. What does the slang term chicken mean? timid, cowardly1a : scared. b : timid, cowardly. 2 slang. a : insistent on petty details of duty or discipline. b : petty, unimportant. How much is a […]

The Bird ID app makes it easier to find, save and learn about wild birds. We are a bird ID app that allows you to quickly find birds. Our bird ID app allows you to identify and learn about all your favorite birds. Is there a chicken identifier app? One of the first poultry apps […]

Avian eye anatomy Birds’ eyes are generally pretty big. They are about 15% of their head mass (ours are only about 1%) and have three eyelids (upper, lower and a clear one called a nictitating membrane). Also, they aren’t shaped like ours. How do chicken see humans? Chickens possess not only the three basic color […]

03/7Not killing a life. NOT KILLING A LIFE: Much to contrary belief, neither fertilized nor unfertilized eggs contain chicks that are meant to be born. Is a unfertilized egg alive? Yes, it is a mobile carbon-based lifeform. It is a living organism itself, speaking of the sperm of course. The egg, or Ovum is basically […]

But a new Oxford University study involving feral chickens has revealed that females fight back: hens are able to eject sperm directly following copulation and, when they do, on average 80% of the ejaculate is expelled. Can a hen reject sperm? Hens, however, often don’t have a choice in mates. They prefer males at the […]

Sudden death syndrome occurs in rapidly growing young broiler chickens. The etiology is uncertain, but it may be a metabolic disorder that predisposes birds to cardiac arrhythmia. Affected birds die suddenly and have no specific gross lesions. What causes sudden death in chickens? The cause of sudden death syndrome in broiler chickens is unknown, but […]

Chickens reproduce via sexual reproduction: a rooster mates with a hen, who then lays a fertilized egg. Can chickens reproduce without a mate? Hens will lay eggs with or without a rooster. Without a rooster, your hens’ eggs are infertile, so won’t develop into chicks. If you do have a rooster, eggs need to be […]

Make sure your coop has adequate ventilation. Remember, moisture inside the coop is a problem. Especially in the winter. Don’t insulate an unheated coop because moisture will build up inside. Should my chicken coop be insulated? To build a chicken coop properly insulating the walls is very important. The walls of the chicken coop need […]

A common problem used to be that chicken feces on the outside of a shell would contaminate the egg once the egg was cracked. But now, according to the CDC report, Salmonella illnesses from factory farm egg shells are less frequent, since industry standards for cleaning and inspecting became more rigid in the 1970s. What […]

This age-old circular reasoning revolves around the observation that all chickens hatch from eggs and all chicken eggs are laid by chickens. So which came first? Philosophical writings from Plutarch, Aristotle, and Macrobius are replete with evidence of their failed attempts to establish a cause and effect. What is an example of a circular argument? […]

The discovery that RNA possesses catalytic ability provides a potential solution: a single macromolecule could have originally carried out both replication and catalysis. RNA – which constitutes the genome of RNA viruses, and catalyzes peptide synthesis on the ribosome – could have been both the chicken and the egg! Is chicken and egg problem solved? […]

The ovum remains in the infundibulum for 15 to 18 minutes, and it is here where fertilization would occur if the hen mated with a rooster. However, eggs sold for human consumption are not fertilized (most egg-laying hens never even have a chance to mate.) Can you eat unfertilized chicken eggs? Nutritionally, says Cobey, fertilized […]

Your chickens can lay eggs as often as every 26 hours, so it’s likely your chickens are so noisy in the morning because they are singing their “egg song.” Why do chickens yell in the morning? Chickens are vocal creatures, and if you’re a chicken keeper, you might notice that your flock is particularly noisy […]

A fairy egg is an egg that is missing the yolk. If you crack your egg open to find only white, then it’s considered a fairy egg. These cute little eggs are nothing to cause you concern. They are laid more commonly by young hens early in their laying cycle. What causes fairy eggs in […]