Why we can have Chickens at school .

We can have chickens because they can help the

environment.

Chicken are great

You can literally hypnotize a chicken by holding it and drawing a line in the dirt over and over. The chicken will stay still right there as long as you do this.

Chicken ten top facts• It is thought that the nearest relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex is a chicken.• • A castrated male chicken is called a capon.

• Chickens will be less 'flighty' if while tending a pen or chicken house the caretaker walks backwards.

• You can literally hypnotize a chicken by holding it and drawing a line in the dirt over and over. The chicken will stay still right there as long

as you do this.

• Some breeds of chickens can lay colored eggs.

• Christmas has different meanings in different countries. Christmas Eve in Japan is a good day to eat fried chicken and strawberry short-cake.

• The average hen lays 265 table eggs each year.

• Arkansas produced over 1.1 billion broilers in 2006 which averages about 422 broilers for each Arkansan.

• A chicken's gizzard will likely have gravel to help "chew" the food for digestion.

• A rooster will usually perform a special waltz or dance in an attempt to attract a mate. •

Where they can live

• They can live by the garden so when we go feed them they can poo around the trees

They can help the environment by ?

• They eat the food scrap and give us eggs and fertilize the ground

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