Chicken Yokai

**Chicken Yokai** are a variation of Bird Yokai who are known for laying eggs. The female counterpart of the Rooster Yokai.

## Physical Appearance

There are two variants of the Chicken Yokai. One group is an anthropomorphic version of their Surface World counterparts. They generally come in all white with orange beaks and a red crest on their heads. They mostly wear dresses with short sleeveless or completely sleeveless. They also may wear hats and neckwear such as scarves.

Chicken Harpy Yokai has the body of a human and the wings and legs of a chicken. The middle of their hair has up to three strands of hair that has been dyed red while the rest are while. They also wear short dresses and neckwear.

## Description

Chicken Yokai produce more eggs then other Bird Yokai species or species that lay eggs like Turtle Yokai and Crocodile Yokai. They would lay eggs every two weeks. Depending on the species of chicken they are, they can lay up to 300 eggs per year. After laying the eggs, Chicken Yokai can decide whether they can keep the eggs or take the eggs to marketplaces to be sold to other Yokai throughout the Hidden World.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Chicken Yokai can have in their arsenal:

* Avian Physiology
	+ Aerial Adaptation
	+ Atmospheric Adaptation
	+ Beak Protrusion
	+ Claw Retraction
	+ Enhanced Agility
	+ Enhanced Balance
	+ Enhanced Endurance
	+ Enhanced Lung Capacity
	+ Enhanced Reflexes
	+ Enhanced Senses
	+ Hollow Skeleton
	+ Wing Manifestation/Flight
* Camouflage
* Environmental Adaptation
* Prey Instinct

### Mythical Galliformes

* **Basan Physiology**: Enhanced Stealth, Fire Breath
* **Hippalectryon Physiology**: Horse Physiology, Wing Manifestation
* **Pollo Maligno Physiology**
* **Simurgh Physiology**

## Pop Culture

Since antiquity, the rooster has been, and still is, a sacred animal in some cultures and deeply embedded within various religious belief systems and religious worship. The term "Persian bird" for the cock would appear to have been given by the Greeks after Persian contact "because of his great importance and his religious use among the Persians", but even long before that time, in Iran, during the Kianian Period, from about 2000 BC to about 700 BC, "the cock was the most sacred".

## Variations

### Bird Yokai

Chickens are part of the bird family. They don't fly well like other bird species but are able to glide in the air.

### Basan Yokai

Basan Yokai are fowl-like beings who are able to breathe fire from their mouths.

### Hippalectryon Yokai

Hippalectryon Yokai are a hybrid between a chicken/rooster and a horse.

### Harpy Yokai

Poultry Harpies are a harpy subspecies adapted for laying eggs. They cannot fly and are unable to run at high speeds like land animal harpies. However, they produce far more eggs than other subspecies, and they continuously lay eggs nearly every day. Poultry harpies have a red crest on top of their heads. Unlike chickens, their appearance is natural, not selectively bred. They are very cowardly, or chicken.

### Rooster Yokai

The male counterpart of Chicken Yokai. They're known for their sound "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" when the morning comes.

## Life in the Hidden World

There are many farms where Chicken Yokai eggs are produced and delivered to all the regions of the Hidden World. It's one of the most common items to see in the marketplaces. Some yokai has a fetish of Chicken Yokai and other yokai species laying eggs. This mostly comes from the Snake Yokai group who are known for eating bird eggs as part of their diet. Because of this, there are many businesses that specializes in egg laying yokai species for fetish purposes. Chicken Harpies are natural cowards. They don't want to themselves in trouble. So they tend to choose flight then fight. In some regions, cockfighting are considered illegal. But in regions where cockfighting is legal, many Chicken and Rooster Yokai would fight to the death for a chance to win large sums of cash.

## Symbolism

Chickens are typically a social creature that actually has a sense of curiosity. While they are not laying on a daily basis, there is time to wander about and do some pondering. Due to the use of Chicken as food, this creature also represents the unpredictable nature of both life and death. One of the more impressive moments in Chicken history happened in Rome. There was a group of very special Chickens raised for making auguries. No army, no Senate decision, went forward without the Chicken’s “approval.” The Priest watched the chickens in the way they scratched in the sand or grain. If the Chickens ate grain while it scattered around them – that was a positive omen. If the Chickens refused food, it was a bad omen, and any such endeavor was abandoned. In some instances, providing an unwanted prophecy was not good news for the Chicken. In one instance, Chickens on a naval boat were tossed overboard for refusing to eat. Cicero’s writings tell us that the movement of the Chicken was considered a sacred dance (*ex tripudiis*). Any bird could really perform the right, but over time it became the Chicken’s duty. By the way, Chickens beating their winds or trying to fly off were also negative portents.

At any one time, there can be six times the amount of Chickens in the world than humans! It’s true a fair amount of these creatures is farmed for food, but still, that’s a pretty hefty community. You may draw allusions here to the Human population, and how it impacts the earth. In the Green movement, Chickens are among the foods used when teaching about the value of vegetarian and vegan lifestyles to the world’s animal population and treatment. Throughout the ages, Chicken has been a sacrificial animal. As such, it signifies service to a greater good. The Chicken does not question its purpose. It simply IS. Humans spend their whole lives trying to understand this one significant part of their spiritual lessons in this plane of existence. Keywords and characteristics associated with Chicken include zeal, tenacity, social activity, sexuality, self-confidence, renewal, recognition, providence, potential, perception, patience, offering, nourishment, mysteries, life cycles, growth, funicity, fortitude, fertility, divination, diet, creativity, courage, and community. Chickens are pretty popular birds for mascots among businesses, clubs, and even as national symbols. France uses a Chicken as an unofficial mascot, Sir Robin of Monty Python fame had a Chicken standard, and Delaware has a Blue Hen as a State Bird.