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  Chicken - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chickens serve as one of the most common meats in the world, and are frequently prepared as food in a large number of ways.
Male chickens, known as cocks (in most countries), cockerels (if younger than one year) or roosters (primarily in the US and Canada), are common symbols of masculinity, and their natural inclination to fight has been exploited in staged cockfights, sometimes with a metal spike added to or replacing the natural spurs.
A chicken is tethered by the leg and kept present at the ceremony for the duration to ensure that any evil spirits present during the ceremony go into the chicken and not the family members present.
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 Chicken - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Because ofthe risk of flight, chickens raised in the open air generally have one of their wings clipped by the breeder — the tips ofthe longest feathers on one of the wings are cut, resulting in unbalanced flight, which the bird won't sustain for more than afew meters.
Male chickens, known as cocks (in the UK), cockerels (if younger than one year) or roosters (primarily in the US), are common symbols of masculinity, and their natural inclination to fight has beenexploited in staged cockfights, sometimes with a metal spike added to orreplacing the natural spurs.
A chicken is tethered by the leg and kept present at the ceremony for the duration toensure that any evil spirits present during the ceremony go into the chicken and not the family members present.
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 Chicken - Iridis Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In modern agriculture, "free-range" chickens are given a sizable area to move around in, while other chickens are raised in close quarters in "concentrated animal feeding operations" or "factory farms".
Male chickens, known as cocks (in the UK), cockerels (if younger than one year) or roosters (primarily in the US), are common symbols of masculinity, and their natural inclination to fight has been exploited in staged cockfights, sometimes with a metal spike added to or replacing the natural spurs.
Chicken Run (2000) animated movie, is the humorous story of a band of chickens who seek escape from their coop before their evil owners make them all into chicken pies.
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 Chicken explained   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Because of the risk of flight, chickens raised in the open air generally have one of their wings clipped by the breeder — the tips of the longest feathers on one of the wings are cut, resulting in unbalanced flight, which the bird won't sustain for more than a few meters.
Chickens can live for more than a decade, but laying hens on factory farms are exhausted and unable to produce as many eggs by the time they are 2 years old, so they’re slaughtered.
Chickens, Indonesia In ancient Greece, the chicken was not normally used for sacrifices, perhaps because it was still considered an exotic animal.
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 chicken   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Image:More chicks.jpgthumbleftBaby chickens (chicks)The first pictures of chickens in Europe are found on Corinthian pottery of the 7th century BC.
In many countries, such as the United States, the vast majority of chickens are raised in large crowded warehouses that prevent the chickens from engaging in many of their natural behaviours.
Male chickens, known as cocks (in most countries), cockerels (if younger than one year) or roosters (primarily in the US), are common symbols of masculinity, and their natural inclination to fight has been exploited in staged cockfights, sometimes with a metal spike added to or replacing the natural spurs.
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 Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Chicken"
This article is concerned with chicken as a domesticated fowl; for other uses of the term see chicken (disambiguation).
A chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated bird which is usually raised as a type of poultry.
Chickens are also susceptable to parasites, including lice, mites, ticks, fleas, and intestinal Wormss.
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 info: CHICKEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Chicken Soup advice dispensed in new mag (Sun-Sentinel) - It began 15 years ago as a quirky concept: Two motivational speakers thought they could uplift downtrodden spirits with a book of selected feel-good stories that they likened to a bowl of chicken soup..
Whether it's hearty barbecue or a lightly grilled fillet, chicken is a universal favorite that's so delicious and nutritious the average person eats 89 pounds of it every year..
Chicken flu virus registered in six districts of Altai Territory (Itar-Tass) - BARNAUL, August 22 (Itar-Tass) - The chicken flu virus was registered in nine villages of six districts in the Altai Territory, situated in southeastern Siberia.
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 Building A Chicken Coop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Building is either the act of creating an object assembled from more than one element, or the object itself.
In computer programming, building is the process bywhich source code is converted by computer into executable object code.
The modern lowercase letter a derives from Greek handwriting, which evolved from a form similar to the current capital to acircular shape with a projection by the 4th century.
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 Fancy Chicken
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 Buffalo Chicken Wings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
1) " Buffalo" -- in the term Buffalo Chicken Wings
2) " Chicken" -- in the term Buffalo Chicken Wings
3) " Wings" -- in the term Buffalo Chicken Wings
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 Chicken Collagen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Domestic Chicken A Bantam rooster Scientificclassification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Gallus Species: gallus Binomial name Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Contents 1 Habits 2 History 3 Going broody 4 Chicken breeding 5 Hatching chicken 6 Cockfighting 7 Chickens in religion 8 Chickens as food 9 Chicken diseases 10 Famous chickens
11 Mythical creatures with chicken-likeanatomy 12 Chickens in art 13 See also
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 Chicken - All About All   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Everything you wanted to know - online encyclopedia
Modern varieties of chicken - such as the Cornish Cross -- are bred specifically for meat production, with an emphasis placed on the ratio of feed to meat produced by the animal.
Chicken / The Reluctant Astronaut / The Shakiest Gun In The West / The Love God?)
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