when did chickens first evolve
Scientists believe that chickens evolved from the red jungle-fowl,  which, in turn, evolved from the more bird-like dinosaurs. Birds  seem to have originally been what is ca â¦ lled theropod dinosaurs,  in fact, and fossil evidence does show a relationship between birds  and these bird-like dinosaurs.hickens (Gallus domesticus) are known to be descendants of the famous Archaeopteryx from the Jurassic period.