Chickens

Chickens are kept as pets by many peoples around the world.They are known by us for many centuries.It is a type of small bird not enough but it is normal in size.Take a look of this picture.

This is a healthy pair of chickens.

Information

It is a kind of bird that is very important in the world.It is very useful for mankind.It is kept as pet for many reasons.For example:-

For eggs

The hens are used by man for eggs and the man sell them in the market to carry out his business.

 

For meat

The hens are also used for meat and it is sold in market as WHITE MEAT. It is very favourite food and famous food all over the world.
   

Chickens diet

Chickens normally like seeds and wheat seeds and many other worms and aquatic plants etc.

 

Chosing a healthy chicken pair

To choose a healthy chicken you should take a look at their beaks,feet and feathers and comb.Here is a labelled diagram of chicken.Check all the body parts mentioned below.

Choosing male and female chicken

Male is more beautiful and colourful than female and male has long tail bending towards ground.While female  is dull and has straight tail.Male chickens are called roosters and females are called hens.Rooster crows in morning but hen do not.

     

Rooster crowing.                                       Healthy rooster running

      

Hen sitting on eggs                                                   3 cute females

 Chickens types

Chickens are of different types and colours.For example:-

1-Bantams

2-Old English game

3-Naked necked turken

4-New hampshire

5-Delaware

6-Serama

7-Jersey giant

8-Marans

9-Golden sex link

10-Welsummer

11-Ameraucana

12-Polish

13-Leghorn

14-Brahma

15-Wyandotte

16-Rhode island

17-Cochin

18-Easter eggers

19-Star

 

20-Silkie

21-Plymouth rock

22-Australorp

Breeding chickens

Chickens can be easily bred yearly.Male mate with female and after that hen lay eggs upto 12 and hatch it after 22 days.Chicks are small cute and fluffy and are yellow in colour.Sometimes they are of many colours like white,black etc but majority are  yellow in colour.

  

Broody hen with lots of chicks                           Mama hen with her babies

Chicken coop

Here are some suitable cages or coops for chickens.

      

               

Roosters as fighters

In many countries of world including Asia,these birds are used for fighting competitions and for bets.usually roosters play as fighters but hens too fight.

   

             

Chicken as food

Chicken are used as food in all over the world 

       

Roosted chicken                                                               Fried chicken

   

Chicken masala                                                                Chicken burger

Chicken diseases

There are so many diseases that are discussed bellow

   

Newcastle disease                                                          Influenza disease

  

Marek,s disease                                                           Chicken pox disease

Bird flu in chickens

Although the most common chicken disease is bird flu.Thousands of chicken die every year from this disease.This is one of the harmful disease concerned among vets.Every year many chickens died from this disease and this disease harm the market quickly and destroy chickens poultry farms in seconds.

 

Chickens died in result of bird flu

    

A hen suffering from bird flu                                           Bird flu stopping vaccine is given to chick

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