Chickens stamp catalogue

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The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is the domesticated form of the red jungle fowl. They come in all shapes and sizes and are kept for their eggs and meat. More

The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a gallinaceous bird and is the domesticated form of the red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus). The red jungle fowl is therefore not a chicken. However, chickens also contain genes from other Gallus species. Chickens come in all shapes and sizes and are mainly kept for their eggs and meat. They are therefore farm animals, but are also regularly kept in towns and villages. Often to the despair of the neighbours, who have a lack of sleep because the roosters start crowing early.
The chicken is descended from family-like, omnivorous (both plant and animal food) forest birds that scratch the forest floor with their strong legs and claws. The origin of the chicken is in Southeast Asia. From there, the species came to the Middle East via China. Via the Phoenicians, the chicken came to Europe before our era. Here, the species has become an indispensable part of life. Here, the chickens sometimes live under miserable conditions, often in enormous battery cages, the industrialization of our agriculture.

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Poultry Farming (1938)