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Male chickens are known as roosters, and female chickens are known as hens. Young chickens are known as chicks.
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'''Chickens''' are common domestic poultry known for their eggs and meat. Male chickens are known as roosters, and female chickens are known as hens. Young chickens are known as chicks.
  
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Hens will lay between 4 and 15 eggs and require a [[nest box]] to lay the eggs in. A rooster is required to fertilize the eggs however fertilization is not guaranteed. Once hatched, chicks will grow into adults in 1 year.
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Hens will lay between 4 and 15 eggs when provided with a [[nest box]]. A rooster is required to fertilize the eggs, however fertilization is not guaranteed. Once hatched, chicks will grow into adults in 1 year.
  
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Economically speaking, eggs are a very good source of food (1 egg = 1 meal) - starting out with 5 hens and rooster on embark is an easy way to keep a new fortress fed until larger scale food production can be established. [[Turkey]]s are more effective in the long run, as they have larger bodies (and therefore more butcherable meat) and lay larger clutches of eggs (10-14) at once; while chickens have a longer lifespan, permitting a number of turkey eggs to hatch will make this largely moot.
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Economically speaking, [[egg]]s are a very good source of food (1 egg = 1 meal) - starting out with 5 hens and rooster on embark is an easy way to keep a new fortress fed until larger scale food production can be established. Long-term, [[egg production]] remains a viable food industry, though other domestic birds (such as [[turkey]]s) produce more eggs and meat.
  
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Most fortresses will collect the eggs as fast as they are laid but this will prevent expanding your chicken population.  To deliberately expand the population (and make a chicken meat industry possible), simply forbid a number of nest boxes by pressing {{key|t}}, select a nest box in use and press {{key|f}} to forbid the eggs from being collected.
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Most fortresses will collect the eggs as fast as they are laid but this will prevent expanding your chicken population.  To deliberately expand the population (and provide chickens for a [[meat industry]]), simply forbid one or more stacks of eggs by pressing {{key|t}}, select a nest box in use and press {{key|f}} to forbid the eggs from being collected. Alternatively, deny your dwarves access to the nest boxes with locked doors.
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Be warned that large groups of chickens will require a significant amount of space for them to roam, otherwise they will quickly get into fights; additionally, failing to collect eggs may rapidly lead to a [[catsplosion#Birdsplosion|chickensplosion]].
 
  
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Be warned that large groups of chickens will require a significant amount of space for them to roam, otherwise they will quickly get into [[overcrowding|fights]]; additionally, failing to collect eggs may rapidly lead to a [[catsplosion#Birdsplosion|chickensplosion]].
  
 
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For some reason, roosters give a skull more often than anything else. This may be because the butcher holds it by the throat when cut. It's a well known fact that chickens can run even after being beheaded. For more info see [[Domestic_animal|domestic animals' page]]
 
For some reason, roosters give a skull more often than anything else. This may be because the butcher holds it by the throat when cut. It's a well known fact that chickens can run even after being beheaded. For more info see [[Domestic_animal|domestic animals' page]]
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[[Image:Snow cocks.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Enjoyed for their ''clucking'' and ''scratching'']]
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 00:02, 4 November 2013

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Chicken

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Urist likes chickens for their scratching.
Biome

Attributes

· Egglaying

Tamed Attributes
Pet value 10

· Egglaying · Breeding

Not trainable 

Size
Birth: 60 cm3
Mid: 1,500 cm3
Max: 3,000 cm3

Age
Adult at: 1
Max age: 7-15
Butchering returns

Food items

Meat 6
Fat 6
Intestines 1

Raw materials

Bones 4
Skull 1
Skin Raw hide

Wikipedia article

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This article is about an older version of DF.
A small domestic bird capable of flying short distances. It is prized for its tasty eggs.

Chickens are common domestic poultry known for their eggs and meat. Male chickens are known as roosters, and female chickens are known as hens. Young chickens are known as chicks.

Hens will lay between 4 and 15 eggs when provided with a nest box. A rooster is required to fertilize the eggs, however fertilization is not guaranteed. Once hatched, chicks will grow into adults in 1 year.

Economically speaking, eggs are a very good source of food (1 egg = 1 meal) - starting out with 5 hens and rooster on embark is an easy way to keep a new fortress fed until larger scale food production can be established. Long-term, egg production remains a viable food industry, though other domestic birds (such as turkeys) produce more eggs and meat.

Most fortresses will collect the eggs as fast as they are laid but this will prevent expanding your chicken population. To deliberately expand the population (and provide chickens for a meat industry), simply forbid one or more stacks of eggs by pressing t, select a nest box in use and press f to forbid the eggs from being collected. Alternatively, deny your dwarves access to the nest boxes with locked doors.

Be warned that large groups of chickens will require a significant amount of space for them to roam, otherwise they will quickly get into fights; additionally, failing to collect eggs may rapidly lead to a chickensplosion.

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For some reason, roosters give a skull more often than anything else. This may be because the butcher holds it by the throat when cut. It's a well known fact that chickens can run even after being beheaded. For more info see domestic animals' page

Enjoyed for their clucking and scratching

See also[edit]

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Races
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Subterranean
animal people
Birds
Albatross (man, giant) • Barn owl (man, giant) • Bushtit (man, giant) • Cassowary (man, giant) • Cockatiel (man, giant) • Crow (man, giant) • Eagle (man, giant) • Emu (man, giant) • Great horned owl (man, giant) • Grey parrot (man, giant) • Hornbill (man, giant) • Kakapo (man, giant) • Kea (man, giant) • Kestrel (man, giant) • Kiwi (man, giant) • Loon (man, giant) • Lorikeet (man, giant) • Magpie (man, giant) • Masked lovebird (man, giant) • Osprey (man, giant) • Ostrich (man, giant) • Parakeet (man, giant) • Peach-faced lovebird (man, giant) • Penguin (little, emperor, man, giant) • Peregrine falcon (man, giant) • Puffin (man, giant) • Raven (man, giant) • Snowy owl (man, giant) • Sparrow (man, giant) • Swan (man, giant) • White stork (man, giant) • Wren (man, giant)
Bugs
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Desert
Desert tortoise (man, giant) • Gila monster (man, giant) • Leopard gecko (man, giant)
Domestic
Alpaca • Blue peafowl • Cat • Cavy • Chicken • Cow • Dog • Donkey • Duck • Goat • Goose • Guineafowl • Horse • Llama • Mule • Pig • Rabbit • Reindeer • Sheep • Turkey • Water buffalo • Yak
Mountain
Ocean
Angelshark • Basking shark • Blacktip reef shark • Blue shark • Bluefin tuna • Bluefish • Bull shark • Cod • Coelacanth • Common skate • Conger eel • Crab (man, giant) • Cuttlefish (man, giant) • Elephant seal (man, giant) • Frill shark • Giant grouper • Great barracuda • Great white shark • Halibut • Hammerhead shark • Harp seal (man, giant) • Horseshoe crab (man, giant) • Leopard seal (man, giant) • Longfin mako shark • Manta ray • Marlin • Milkfish • Narwhal (man, giant) • Nautilus (man, giant) • Nurse shark • Ocean sunfish • Octopus (man, giant) • Opah • Orca (man, giant) • Sea lamprey • Shortfin mako shark • Sperm whale (man, giant) • Spiny dogfish • Sponge (man, giant) • Spotted wobbegong • Squid (man, giant) • Stingray • Sturgeon • Swordfish • Tiger shark • Walrus • Whale shark • Whitetip reef shark
River/Lake
Axolotl (man, giant) • Beaver (man, giant) • Carp • Hippo • Leech (man, giant) • Longnose gar • Mink (man, giant) • Otter (river, sea, man, giant) • Pike • Platypus (man, giant) • Pond turtle (man, giant) • Snapping turtle (common, alligator, man, giant) • Tigerfish
Temperate
Adder (man, giant) • Alligator • Badger (man, giant) • Black bear • Bobcat (man, giant) • Buzzard • Capybara (man, giant) • Coati (man, giant) • Copperhead snake (man, giant) • Cougar • Coyote (man, giant) • Deer • Dingo (man, giant) • Echidna (man, giant) • Fox • Gray langur (man, giant) • Green tree frog (man, giant) • Grizzly bear • Groundhog • Hare (man, giant) • Ibex (man, giant) • Kangaroo (man, giant) • Kingsnake (man, giant) • Koala (man, giant) • Moose (man, giant) • Opossum (man, giant) • Panda (man, giant) • Porcupine (man, giant) • Raccoon • Rattlesnake (man, giant) • Red panda (man, giant) • Rhesus macaque • Skunk (man, giant) • Weasel (man, giant) • Wild boar (man, giant) • Wolf • Wombat (man, giant)
Tropical
Aardvark (man, giant) • Anaconda (man, giant) • Armadillo (man, giant) • Aye-aye (man, giant) • Bilou • Black mamba (man, giant) • Black-crested gibbon • Black-handed gibbon • Bonobo • Bushmaster (man, giant) • Capuchin (man, giant) • Cheetah (giant) • Chimpanzee • Elephant • Gazelle • Giant desert scorpion • Giant tortoise (man, giant) • Giraffe • Gorilla • Gray gibbon • Honey badger • Hyena (man, giant) • Impala (man, giant) • Jackal (man, giant) • Jaguar (giant) • King cobra (man, giant) • Leopard (giant) • Lion (giant) • Lion tamarin (man, giant) • Mandrill • Mongoose (man, giant) • Monitor lizard (man, giant) • Ocelot (man, giant) • One-humped camel • Orangutan • Pangolin (man, giant) • Pileated gibbon • Python (man, giant) • Rhinoceros • Saltwater crocodile • Siamang • Silvery gibbon • Sloth (man, giant) • Sloth bear (man, giant) • Spider monkey (man, giant) • Tapir (man, giant) • Tiger (giant, man) • Two-humped camel • Vulture • Warthog • White-browed gibbon • White-handed gibbon
Tundra
Elk • Lynx (man, giant) • Muskox • Polar bear • Stoat (man, giant)
Subterranean
Mammals
Flying squirrel (man, giant) • Hamster (man, giant) • Hedgehog (man, giant)
Miscellaneous
Semi-Megabeasts
Megabeasts
Nonexistent
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