Domestic chicken
A kind of chicken · also called Chicken
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About
The domestic chicken is a widespread farm bird standing about knee-high to an adult human.
Chickens are domesticated descendants of the wild red junglefowl, which is generally leaner and lighter. Roosters tend to be taller and heavier than hens of the same breed. While average birds weigh around 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg), sizes range widely from miniature bantam breeds under 2 pounds (0.9 kg) to heavy meat breeds topping 10 pounds (4.5 kg).
From Wikipedia
The chicken is the domesticated form of the red junglefowl, originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is one of the most common and widespread domesticated animals in the world.
Read more on Wikipedia →Text from Wikipedia’s “Chicken” article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a domestic chicken?
- A typical domestic chicken stands about 16 inches (0.4 m) tall, measures 16 inches (0.4 m) long, and weighs around 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg). This puts it at roughly the same height and weight as a standard bowling ball.
- How much space does a domestic chicken take up?
- About 10.6 cups (2.5 L), the volume of its body.
Weight
5.51 lb (2.5 kg)
- Space it takes up
- 10.6 cups (2.5 L)
- Length
- 15.7 in (40 cm)
- Height
- 15.7 in (40 cm)
Quick answer
A typical domestic chicken stands about 16 inches (0.4 m) tall, measures 16 inches (0.4 m) long, and weighs around 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg). This puts it at roughly the same height and weight as a standard bowling ball.
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