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I read this earlier today and found these really interesting, what do you guys think :?:

 

Chickens are probably the most widespread of all domestic animals. There is approx 29 million chickens in Britain, 271 million in the EU and 400million in the USA.

 

A chicken has a body temperature of 39-39.5 degree C (102-103degree F)

 

A chicken's heart beats at the rate of 280-315 times a minute.

 

The average lifespan of a chicken is 5-7 years, although 20 years is not unknown :shock:

 

In 1925, the average chicken laid 100 eggs a year; in 1979, a white leghorn set the record by laying 371 eggs in 365 days. 8)

 

Alekorophobia is the fear of chickens.

 

Incubation starts when the egg reaches a temperature of 30 degree C (86degree F)

 

The largest chicken egg ever recorded was laid by a Black Minorca in 1896. It weighed 340g (12oz), had a circumference of 23cm (9in) and contained 5 yolks - Wow :shock:

 

The heaviest chicken on record weighed in at 10.5kg (23lb 3oz) :o

 

Enjoy :D

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Sorry, I didn't mean to be severe: I just thought that all we alektorophiles ought to get the word alektorophobe right. Typing anything with a baby on your lap is quite a feat.

 

And I have just discovered that officially there is no such word as alektorophile. I think this is outrageous: if there is a fancy word for fearing chickens, there should be one for loving them.

 

I think that we should use it all the time to make sure it gets into the next edition of the dictionary.

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And I have just discovered that officially there is no such word as alektorophile. I think this is outrageous: if there is a fancy word for fearing chickens, there should be one for loving them.

 

I think that we should use it all the time to make sure it gets into the next edition of the dictionary.

I think it deserves to be in the dictionary anyway - it shall be done :wink: .

 

edit: just realised we've got alektorophilia in already. No matter, we need alektorophile too seeing as we all are one :wink: .

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I read this earlier today and found these really interesting, what do you guys think :?:

 

Chickens are probably the most widespread of all domestic animals. There is approx 29 million chickens in Britain, 271 million in the EU and 400million in the USA.

 

A chicken has a body temperature of 39-39.5 degree C (102-103degree F)

 

A chicken's heart beats at the rate of 280-315 times a minute.

 

The average lifespan of a chicken is 5-7 years, although 20 years is not unknown :shock:

 

In 1925, the average chicken laid 100 eggs a year; in 1979, a white leghorn set the record by laying 371 eggs in 365 days. 8)

 

Alekorophobia is the fear of chickens.

 

Incubation starts when the egg reaches a temperature of 30 degree C (86degree F)

 

The largest chicken egg ever recorded was laid by a Black Minorca in 1896. It weighed 340g (12oz), had a circumference of 23cm (9in) and contained 5 yolks - Wow :shock:

 

The heaviest chicken on record weighed in at 10.5kg (23lb 3oz) :o

 

Enjoy :D

wow thats opened our eyes hope our girls dont get that big :D

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