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  1. Jul 5, 2022 · Hens may have seemed especially timid because roosters were typically characterized as plucky. If you were a leader, a dauntless warrior, or just a dominant presence in the mid-16th...

  2. Aug 24, 2016 · Chickens are native to the tropical jungles of Southeast Asia, but over the last approximately 8,000 years, chickens have been domesticated and spread around the globe to become one of the most ...

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  3. And the term is especially well-known in the phrase to play chicken, a contest of nerve in which two cars drive towards either each other or an obstacle, cliff edge, etc – the loser being the ...

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  5. Aug 21, 2022 · The belief is that hens were used in this way because they were characterized as timid while roosters were portrayed as brave. Powerful leaders and other important men were sometimes referred to as “cocks” (in a good way) in the mid-16th century and hens were compared to them as weak.

  6. Aug 15, 2022 · Hens and roosters are both chickens, obviously, and for some reason, it’s unclear why the timidness of hens was eventually transferred over to chickens in general as an insult to the cowardly.

  7. Aug 19, 2022 · It is worth pointing out that aggressiveness in chickens is either behaviorally, hormonal, instinctive, or genetically reinforced. Even if roosters are the main culprits, rarely would you find them fighting if there are no hens in your flock. All told, the easiest way to stop chickens from fighting is separating them.

  8. Aug 26, 2020 · Science News. from research organizations. Domesticated chickens have smaller brains. Date: August 26, 2020. Source: Linköping University. Summary: Researchers suggest a process by which the...

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