How to tell if an egg is fresh?

Place the egg into a bowl of cold water. The water level should be deeper than the egg’s length. Observe what the egg does. Fresh eggs will sink to the…

What gives my egg its colour?

Colour of the yolk: Yolk colour is dependent on the diet of the hen; if the diet contains yellow/orange plant pigments known as xanthophylls, then they are deposited in the…

Chicken Facts 1

 There are at least two hundred breeds and variations of domestic chickens on record, most though are extinct or rare. •There are more chickens on earth than there are people,…

Chickens in Culture

  •Chickens are good mothers In Ancient Rome  the term “You were raised by a hen”, was considered a compliment. As is a similar expression  “Mother hen”, which implies a chicken…

Chicken Facts 2

Chickens are the subject of the 2002 popular film Chicken Run which is the hilarious story of a group of Chickens who escape from their coop before their own makes…

Chick Chick Chick Chicken trivia

You can literally hypnotize a chicken by holding it and drawing a line in the dirt over and over. The chicken will stay still right there as long as you…