Interesting chicken's historical facts
Modern chicken meat used for roast meat and other dishes is thought to be descendants of red jungle chickens. This kind of bird was raised for the first time in northern India and Southeast Asia more than 4000 years ago.
About 4000 years ago the Egyptians built a very large brick incubator. The incubator can hold up to 10,000 chicks at a time. About 600 BC, Babylonians drew chickens for sculpture.
Chicken meat was the most popular meat during the Middle Ages. People believed that the meat was easy to digest.
In the 1980s, breast meat comprised 10% of the total weight of chicken. By 2007, the number has increased to 21%.
During World War II, the availability of beef and calves has decreased, so consumption of poultry in the United States increased.
About 95% of American restaurants have chicken in the menu. The most popular dish is a fried chicken that accounts for 50% or more of the participants of chicken ordered in the United States.
In 2003, the average number of pounds consumed by Americans during the year was 81.5 pounds. In 2007, the number increased to 84.9 pounds per year. Cornwall and white rock are the most popular varieties in the United States.
Other interesting trivia about chicken
There is a worker called chicken's sex. Their job is to separate women from male chicks. To do this, sex holds a chick on a 300 watt bulb to examine the external pattern. Females are raised for laying and males are bred for consumption. With professional sex, 1000 chickens can be inspected with an accuracy of 98% per hour. It is 8,000 chicks per day.
In 2000, China had the most chickens in the world. About 3.6 billion people lived in China. The next population was found in the United States with 1.7 billion chickens. Following this, Indonesia (1 billion), Brazil (950 million euros), Mexico (476 million euros) continued.
Gainesville, Georgia is "Chicken Capital of the World". There, it is considered illegal to eat meat with a fork.
Chicken skin color is yellow to cream color. The color of the skin depends on the type of feed given to the animal.
Chicken meat can be frozen for up to 2 years, color and flavor will not change.
Freshly baked chicken is the easiest and healthier of all dishes. It is considered safe to eat if the internal temperature of the baked meat reaches 160-170 degrees F. measured with a meat thermometer. The pink shade of the baked meat is caused by the hemoglobin of the meat tissue which turned into a thermostable color.
