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Chicken Figurines

	Chicken Figurines have been a popular home decor item for years now. Chicken Figurines are almost always a part of a home's kitchen decor, but they also look beautiful on shelves or in a bedroom. Check out our wide variety of chicken figurines or even our Rooster Plates for something you'll truly want to keep in your home for years to come.

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The next time you call someone a chicken, you could be 60% correct, even if technically, you're wrong.

The chicken, a direct descendant of dinosaurs, is the first bird to have its genome mapped, and to the surprise of scientists, it was discovered that chickens and humans share more than half their genes, but a chicken's DNA sequences diverge in ways that may explain why the two developed differently. And, since the chicken appears to have a counterpart to an important human immune system protein, they are hoping to use chickens as models on which to research human issues such as aging, and muscular dystrophy.

One of the greatest conundrums to face man, is which came first: the chicken or the egg? The answers to that question are many, can be argued until the cows come home, if not the chickens. Christians argue that God made all living things, the birds and the beasts in the field, where evolutionists will point out that the Bible nowhere mentions chickens as part of that initial bounty. They then go on to argue that life is a continually evolving process affecting every living thing, and hence the chicken at some point developed from another bird or even species. National Geographic supported this theory, by pointing out that genetically speaking, the chicken is closer to the DNA structure of dinosaurs, than any other creature on Earth. And just as certain dinosaurs evolved into creatures capable of flight, growing feathers instead of hide, so did one of those resulting creatures mutate and hatch an egg that was the precursor of the chicken. Their opinion: the egg came first, and what we know as the chicken today, developed from there.

The evidence of domesticated chickens goes back some 5,000 years. In Ancient Egypt, traces of what were massive chick hatcheries have been found. And in South, to Southwest Asia, the bird known as Gallus Gallus, was strutting its stuff as cock of the walk. Although in that locale, they were kept more for sacrifices, cock-fighting and as alarm clocks. They hadn't yet made it onto the dinner table as the main course.

Even the Greeks worshipped at the shrine of feathered fryers, and to various gods chickens symbolized love, wisdom, commerce and productivity. As such, the Greeks did not eat them, but were apparently very fond of the eggs. But by the time the Roman Empire rolled along, chickens were fair game, and from then on, it was only a matter of time until raising chickens for food, spread throughout Europe.

Then for some inexplicable reason, chickens "caught fire" (and they weren't even on the barbecue!) in the 1800s. Standards were set, consultations were held, and hybridizing began producing the breeds from which today's birds are descended. The Cornish Rocks competed for medals and prestigious awards. Even Queen Victoria used to amuse herself by raising a few chickens as a hobby.

Today, honoring their farm origins, chickens have become a folk art icon, and appear on almost anything to be found in a kitchen. Now, they are seen everywhere. Roosters crow from weather vanes, chickens pose as mailboxes, and your can rest your head on Rhode Island Red-patterned pillowcases.

The market in chicken figurines is also hot, producing a dizzying array of salt and pepper shakers, pen holders, planters, miniature ornaments for corner shelves, as well as decorative plates and hangings.

Poultry is more popular than ever. Now, how is that for something to crow about?

Chicken Nuggets

In Gainesville, Georgia, it is illegal to each chicken with a fork
One punishment for adultery in medieval France, was for a woman to chase a chicken through the streets, naked. It does not specify which should be feather-less.
The world's largest Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet is in Beijing, China
At one time, chimneys were cleaned by dropping a live chicken down them when the fire was out.
"Alektorophobia", is the fear of chickens
A hen takes 24-26 hours to produce an egg. Then 30 minutes later, she starts all over
Chickens have been known to reach speeds of 9mph.
The farthest a chicken has ever flown, is recorded as 301ft.
In 1950, a tornado in England, plucked some chickens from their coop...literally. The air pressure inside the quills of their feathers, was so much higher than the low pressure of the storm, that the feathers exploded.