Post by Arlene on May 6, 2006 15:03:55 GMT -5
DID you know that...
the shell constitutes 12% of the eggs weight?
I can't see how that is possible but .. anyway!
Chickens can't swallow while they are upside down?
the left leg of a chicken is more tender than the right?
A typical hen lays 19 dozen eggs per year
The chicken can travel up to 9 miles per hour.
The largest chicken egg on record was nearly 12 oz., measuring 12 1/4" around.
The greatest number of yolks in one chicken egg is nine.
The record for laying the most eggs: seven in one day.
There are more chickens in the world than any other domesticated bird. More than one chicken for every human on the
face of this earth.
The longest distance flown by any chicken is 301 1/2 feet. (as the crow flies)
In 1994, 73,866 million eggs were produced in the U.S. proving once again the U.S. has the best darn chickens in the
world.
Alektorophobia - Fear of chickens
Chickens make sounds with actual meaning. They give different alarm calls when threatened by different predators.
A rooster will attack anything that he thinks will harm the hens ( that includes humans ). Their spurs (located at the back
of their leg ) can cause a very painful puncture wound.
In Gainesville, Georgia - the chicken capital of the world - it is illegal to eat chicken with a fork! [Source: local ordinance]
The waste produced by one chicken in its lifetime can supply enough electricity to run a 100 watt bulb for five hours. (then I got enuff electric to last a year!)
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
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[UPI, Cairo, Egypt, 31 Aug. 1995] - Six people drowned Monday while trying to rescue a chicken that had fallen
into a well in southern Egypt. An 18 year old farmer was the first to descend into the 60-foot well.
He drowned, apparently after an undercurrent in the water pulled him down, police said.
His sister and two brothers, none of whom could swim well, went in one by one to help him,
but also drowned. Two elderly farmers then came to help, but they apparently were pulled by
the same undercurrent. The bodies of the six were later pulled out of the well in the village of Nazlat Imara,
240 miles south of Cairo. The chicken was also pulled out. It survived.
***********
Which Came First??? According to National Geographic, scientists have settled the old dispute
over which came first -- the chicken or the egg. They say that reptiles were laying eggs thousands
of years before chickens appeared, and the first chicken came from an egg laid by a
bird that was not quite a chicken. That seems to answer the question. The egg came first.
~Source - Knowledge in a Nutshell~
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To produce a dozen eggs, a hen has to eat about four pounds of feed.
The average cock weighs from 6 to 13 lb., the average hen from 4 to 10 lb. Bantam chickens can weigh less than 1 1/2 lb. Chickens usually have four clawed toes on each foot, but the Dorking breed has five.
have an inferior sense of taste and smell, although their hearing and eyesight are acute.
It has been proven chickens have the same intelligence level of a dog. ( i don't know who proved it haha)
A chickens' heart beats 280-315 times a minute
A rooster takes 18-20 breaths a minute, a hen 30-35
A hen lives an average of 5-7 years, but can live up to 20 years
- All domestic chickens can be genetically traced to Gallus Gallus, The Red Jungle Fowl
Eggs contain about 6 grams of protein of a quality so high, that it is used as the standard by which other foods are measured.
Hen's eggs contain all eight of the essential amino acids in the right proportions.
The only type of nutrient lacking in the egg is that of carbohydrate.
Eggs are also a rich source of vitamins, including A, E,D and K and a range of B vitamins such as B12, riboflavin and folic acid. Folic acid is particularly important for women in early pregnancy
Eggs also contain all eight essential amino acids and valuable minerals including calcium, zinc, Phosphorous, Iodine, and iron.
The yolk of an egg contains about 5 grams of fat but only a small proportion of this is saturated fat - about 1.6 grams. Children in particular need fat in foods at a time when they have high-energy requirements for growth but limited appetites.
Eggs contain cholesterol, but it is generally accepted this cholesterol does not raise blood cholesterol levels because the egg also contains the richest known source of chorine. Found in lecithin, chorine is the vital factor which keeps the egg's cholesterol emulsified, allowing healthy movement within the bloodstream.
the shell constitutes 12% of the eggs weight?
I can't see how that is possible but .. anyway!
Chickens can't swallow while they are upside down?
the left leg of a chicken is more tender than the right?
A typical hen lays 19 dozen eggs per year
The chicken can travel up to 9 miles per hour.
The largest chicken egg on record was nearly 12 oz., measuring 12 1/4" around.
The greatest number of yolks in one chicken egg is nine.
The record for laying the most eggs: seven in one day.
There are more chickens in the world than any other domesticated bird. More than one chicken for every human on the
face of this earth.
The longest distance flown by any chicken is 301 1/2 feet. (as the crow flies)
In 1994, 73,866 million eggs were produced in the U.S. proving once again the U.S. has the best darn chickens in the
world.
Alektorophobia - Fear of chickens
Chickens make sounds with actual meaning. They give different alarm calls when threatened by different predators.
A rooster will attack anything that he thinks will harm the hens ( that includes humans ). Their spurs (located at the back
of their leg ) can cause a very painful puncture wound.
In Gainesville, Georgia - the chicken capital of the world - it is illegal to eat chicken with a fork! [Source: local ordinance]
The waste produced by one chicken in its lifetime can supply enough electricity to run a 100 watt bulb for five hours. (then I got enuff electric to last a year!)
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
********8
[UPI, Cairo, Egypt, 31 Aug. 1995] - Six people drowned Monday while trying to rescue a chicken that had fallen
into a well in southern Egypt. An 18 year old farmer was the first to descend into the 60-foot well.
He drowned, apparently after an undercurrent in the water pulled him down, police said.
His sister and two brothers, none of whom could swim well, went in one by one to help him,
but also drowned. Two elderly farmers then came to help, but they apparently were pulled by
the same undercurrent. The bodies of the six were later pulled out of the well in the village of Nazlat Imara,
240 miles south of Cairo. The chicken was also pulled out. It survived.
***********
Which Came First??? According to National Geographic, scientists have settled the old dispute
over which came first -- the chicken or the egg. They say that reptiles were laying eggs thousands
of years before chickens appeared, and the first chicken came from an egg laid by a
bird that was not quite a chicken. That seems to answer the question. The egg came first.
~Source - Knowledge in a Nutshell~
**************
To produce a dozen eggs, a hen has to eat about four pounds of feed.
The average cock weighs from 6 to 13 lb., the average hen from 4 to 10 lb. Bantam chickens can weigh less than 1 1/2 lb. Chickens usually have four clawed toes on each foot, but the Dorking breed has five.
have an inferior sense of taste and smell, although their hearing and eyesight are acute.
It has been proven chickens have the same intelligence level of a dog. ( i don't know who proved it haha)
A chickens' heart beats 280-315 times a minute
A rooster takes 18-20 breaths a minute, a hen 30-35
A hen lives an average of 5-7 years, but can live up to 20 years
- All domestic chickens can be genetically traced to Gallus Gallus, The Red Jungle Fowl
Eggs contain about 6 grams of protein of a quality so high, that it is used as the standard by which other foods are measured.
Hen's eggs contain all eight of the essential amino acids in the right proportions.
The only type of nutrient lacking in the egg is that of carbohydrate.
Eggs are also a rich source of vitamins, including A, E,D and K and a range of B vitamins such as B12, riboflavin and folic acid. Folic acid is particularly important for women in early pregnancy
Eggs also contain all eight essential amino acids and valuable minerals including calcium, zinc, Phosphorous, Iodine, and iron.
The yolk of an egg contains about 5 grams of fat but only a small proportion of this is saturated fat - about 1.6 grams. Children in particular need fat in foods at a time when they have high-energy requirements for growth but limited appetites.
Eggs contain cholesterol, but it is generally accepted this cholesterol does not raise blood cholesterol levels because the egg also contains the richest known source of chorine. Found in lecithin, chorine is the vital factor which keeps the egg's cholesterol emulsified, allowing healthy movement within the bloodstream.
