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Biblical chickens
A chicken is a [[bird]] that is commonly domesticated for [[food]]. Chickens are one of the few birds that cannot fly. Other notable exceptions include the [[emu]] and the [[penguin]]. Chickens lay [[egg]]s. Unlike other creatures, chickens are able to survive for some time without their heads. One even managed to do so for 18 Months<ref>http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/</ref>.
A chicken is a [[bird]] that is commonly domesticated for [[food]]. Chickens are one of the few birds that cannot fly. Other notable exceptions include the [[emu]] and the [[penguin]]. Chickens lay [[egg]]s. Unlike other creatures, chickens are able to survive for some time without their heads. One even managed to do so for 18 Months<ref>http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/</ref>.
Chickens are mentioned in the Bible:
:''O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!'' (Matthew 23:37)