Chickens
A chicken's body temperature normally is about 102-103 degrees F.
A hen lays an egg every 24-26 hours.
In 1979, a White Leghorn layed 371 eggs in 364 days, a world record.
A chick takes 21 days to hatch.
It takes more than 4 lbs. of feed to make 1 dozen eggs.
Americans consume 8 billion chickens a year.
Various breeds of chickens lay different colored eggs from white, to brown, green, blue, or pink.
Turkeys
A baby turkey is called a poult.
Poults take 28 days to hatch.
Ducks
Ducklings take 28 days to hatch.