Definitions for chickens
chick·ens

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1. chickensnoun

   Plural form of chicken.

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1. chickens

   The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult male bird, and a younger male may be called a cockerel. A male that has been castrated is a capon. An adult female bird is called a hen and a sexually immature female is called a pullet. Humans now keep chickens primarily as a source of food (consuming both their meat and eggs) and as pets. Traditionally they were also bred for cockfighting, which is still practiced in some places. The chicken domesticated for its meat are Broilers and for its eggs are Layers. Chickens are one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion as of 2018, up from more than 19 billion in 2011. There are more chickens in the world than any other bird. There are numerous cultural references to chickens – in myth, folklore and religion, and in language and literature.Genetic studies have pointed to multiple maternal origin theories of within South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, but the clade found in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa originated from the Indian subcontinent. From ancient India, the chicken spread to the Eastern Mediterranean. They appear in Egypt in the mid-15th century BC, with the "bird that gives birth every day" having come from the land between Syria and Shinar, Babylonia, according to the annals of Thutmose III. They are known in Greece from the 5th century BC.

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1. Chickens

   Chickens is a 1916 short silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.

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1. Chickens

   Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA.

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1. chickensnoun

   Plural noun of the word chicken.

   The chickens on the farm were so beautiful and loveable and the farmer said they are just pets as we love them so much, they are just like our family, visitors to the farm were educated about the beauty of animals, and to love them and treat them with dignity.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on June 23, 2016  

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How to pronounce chickens?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chickens in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chickens in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of chickens in a Sentence

1. Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Playboy Interview - December 1963:

   Big nations are like chickens. They like to make big noises, but very often it is no more than squabbling.

2. Wendy Barclay:

   If we could prevent influenza virus crossing from wild birds into chickens, we would stop the next pandemic at source.

3. Donnie Smith:

   We won't jeopardize animal well-being just to get there, we'll use the best available treatments to keep our chickens healthy, under veterinary supervision.

4. Damian Collins:

   The chickens are finally coming home to roost and this sounds like a hugely significant development for FIFA.

5. Kathy Benedict:

   At the CDC, we want to protect people’s health but we also understand that people have these close relationships with their chickens. We love this animal-human bond, there’s just a safe way to do it.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chickens
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickens
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chickens