page_title: Chicken
section_title: Eggs
hierarchical_section_title: Chicken / Eggs
caption_attribution_description: English: A generic white chicken egg.
context_page_description: A chicken is a kind of domesticated bird. It is raised in many places for its meat and eggs. They are usually kept by humans as livestock. Most breeds of chickens can fly for a short distance. Some sleep in trees if there are trees around.
  A male chicken is called a rooster or a cockerel. A female chicken is called a hen. A young chicken is called a chick. Like other female birds, hens lay eggs. The eggs hatch into chicks.
  When raising chickens, a farmer needs a chicken coop for the chickens to roost in. They also need a run or yard where they can exercise, take dust baths, eat and drink. The chickens also need to be protected from predators such as foxes. Fences are often used for this.
  Chickens can also be farmed intensively. This lets farms make a lot of chicken meat and eggs.
context_section_description: Chickens are well known for their eggs. Many people eat them for their breakfast. The eggs can be prepared in many different ways.
caption: A chicken egg.
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