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Did you know?

  • Chickens make sounds with actual meaning. They have about 20 separate calls, including different alarm calls for different predators.
  • Chickens have a visual field of 330° (humans is 90°)
  • The chicken is believed to be descended from the south east Asian red jungle fowl
  • The colour of a hens ear lobe indicates whether the colour of the eggshell will be white or brown
  • Poultry used for commercial egg production are different breeds from those used to produce meat.
  • Modern commercial breeds of laying hen lay an average of about 300 eggs a year.
  • There are about 30 million laying hens in the UK, that's roughly one hen for every two people
  • Sheep that are grazing take can take over 22 bites of grass every minute.
  • A sheep's fleece not only keeps them warm in winter, but also insulates them from and reflects the sun's rays to help keep them cool in summer. A sheep’s fleece also contains a natural wax called lanolin, which helps waterproof them from the rain.
  • Sheep have good memories and it is thought that they can remember the faces of at least 50 other sheep within their flock.
  • Sheep do not have any upper incisors (front teeth), but instead have a hard dental pad made of cartilage.
  • Almost half the world's pigs are reared in China
  • Pigs are susceptible to travel sickness
  • Pigs cannot sweat, they pant when hot