10 facts you should know about the chicken and the egg
- In 2017, there were nearly 11 billion eggs produced in the UK.
- Animal products are the only source of dietary cholesterol. Plants don’t contain cholesterol.
- Chickens have more than 24 calls, each with a distinct meaning.
- Over 6 million male chicks are killed after hatching every year.
- Chickens dream and experience REM (rapid eye movement) during sleep.
- In barns, up to 9 chickens are squeezed into just one square metre.
- Chickens originate from Asian tropical rainforests.
- In the UK over 35 million eggs are eaten every day.
- Chickens are the closest living relative to the T.Rex.
- At 72 weeks of age, a caged hen will have produced 300 eggs.
