https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/ 2026-05-06T04:02:22+00:00 https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/ https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/lib/exe/fetch.php/favicon.ico text/html 2026-03-26T18:33:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/chic/chickens?rev=1774550017&do=diff This topic is part of Gardening, smallholding & farming. Chickens ---------- ""Our chickens are ideal pets. They feed us more than we feed them." - Amy Robach" What are chickens? The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a domestic fowl, descended from the Red jungle fowl native to south-east Asia. Possibly domesticated as much as 8,000 years ago, it is one of the commonest and most widespread agricultural animals. Chickens are primary kept for eggs and meat, they can also provide pest c…