Animal rights campaigners have long been fighting against the cruel 'sport' which sees two roosters put into a pen - often ...

Interestingly, the hen had chosen to lay its eggs near an air con compressor, plausibly to provide additional warmth for its ...

Hens don’t have teeth ... are indeed retained in chickens. A primary step in reaching this conclusion occurred when researchers exposed chick jaws to certain proteins known to cue tooth development.

A fearless rescue chicken who goes for walk-abouts around an English village got a reflective vest to prevent cars from ...

According to the farming school, hens will easily confront an animal that lacks vigour (File photo) Chickens in a school farm in north-western France are believed to have grouped and killed a ...

In the video, one can see several chickens lying lifeless on the ground, with smoke emerging from their bodies. Witnesses ...

The lifespan of a chicken varies. The average lifespan of a hen is between six and eight years, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During three to four of those years ...

Matilda, it transpired had been placed in a pen with a number of other chickens who had rounded on her and given her a literal hen-pecking. The relieved owners took their pet chicken home and gave ...