Skip to main content

Your friendly local chickens’ deepest secrets. Do you know these chicken fun facts?

A chicken standing on some grass. A green mountain is in the background.
There are a lot of chickens in Hawaii.
Photo by Emarie Majors

1. Did you know there are more chickens on the earth than people? There are more than 20 billion chickens and only 8 billion humans. – chickensandmore.com

2. Did you know chickens can see in full color? Don’t underestimate what chickens can do. – peta.org

3. Did you know chickens are the Tyrannosaurus Rex’s closest living relatives? If you don’t want to get hurt by its relatives, be careful around chickens. – fourpawsusa.org4.

4. Did you know chickens dream while they sleep? Chickens are more like humans than you think. – carolinacoops.com

5. Did you know chickens can learn the sound of their names as well as the names of the other chickens in their flock? – cacklehatchery.com

6. Did you know the chickens’ earlobes determine the color of an eggshell? – facts.net

7. Did you know chickens can’t taste sweet flavors but can taste salty ones? – thefactsite.com

8. Did you know on Christmas Eve in Japan, people often eat fried chicken? – easyscienceforkids.com

9. Did you know chickens can remember and recognize faces? – mamateaches.com

10. Did you know hens communicate to their unhatched eggs through clucks and humming? – treehugger.com