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Chicken

Gallus gallus domesticus

Morphology

30-100 cmBody length

220-600 gWeight

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Occurrence

Bred all over the world.

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Habitat

Different types of breeding systems for chickens: large-format cage system, aviary system, and free-range system. They have a terrestrial lifestyle and fly poorly, only short distances.

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Food

Grain, Insects, Other invertebrates

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Reproduction

Sexual maturity: 5-18 months (depending on the species)
Breeding season: Almost all year round
Gestation period: 2-4 weeks
Number of offspring: up to 340 eggs

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Species protection

It is not an endangered species. It is not listed in the Red List of Threatened Species.

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Interesting fact

The domestication of chickens probably took place already in the 2nd millennium BC on the Indian Peninsula. Chickens were already bred in China in 1000 BC. In Poland, chickens were already bred in Biskupin in 500 BC. The chickens of that time had better developed wings, so they probably flew better.