+ A domestic subspecies of the red junglefowl which is a member of the pheasant family, native to Asia.
+ They were first domesticated in India and China.
+ These birds are theorized to first be domesticated for cockfights.
+ With 25 billion chickens in the world, there are more of them than any other bird species!
+ The Rooster is the only bird on the Chinese Zodiac.
+ Roosters have a bad sense of smell and taste but good hearing.
+ When a rooster starts crowing they cannot be stopped. They will crow at any time of day.
+ Roosters preform a dance called tidbitting to let the hens know food is there.
+ Scientists think that the rooster’s wattle- the dangly bit beneath his beak–helps him to gain a hen’s attention.
+ Chickens swallow gravel in
+ They were first domesticated in India and China.
+ These birds are theorized to first be domesticated for cockfights.
+ With 25 billion chickens in the world, there are more of them than any other bird species!
+ The Rooster is the only bird on the Chinese Zodiac.
+ Roosters have a bad sense of smell and taste but good hearing.
+ When a rooster starts crowing they cannot be stopped. They will crow at any time of day.
+ Roosters preform a dance called tidbitting to let the hens know food is there.
+ Scientists think that the rooster’s wattle- the dangly bit beneath his beak–helps him to gain a hen’s attention.
+ Chickens swallow gravel in