hen

The chicken is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl. It is one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of more than 19 billion as of 2011. There are more chickens in the world than any other bird or domesticated fowl.Wikipedia

Family: Phasianidae

Scientific name: Gallus gallus domesticus

Class: Aves

Kingdom: Animalia

Mass: Sebright chicken: 620 g, Booted Bantam: 850 g, Ermellinata di Rovigo: 3.4 – 3.9 kg

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