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Chickens

City Chicken

The Midwestern mock-poultry classic is fading away.

A chicken family joins some Key West tourists for dinner.

All Your Favorite Island Vacation Spots Have Been Overrun by Feral Chickens

Key West, Kauai, and Bermuda each have too many chickens—but very different ways of dealing with them.

Cara Giaimo March 8, 2018

Permanently Closed

Duck Village.

Il-Gżira, Malta

Duck Village

The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.

Homemade soup.

Black Chicken Soup

In Asia, the black-skinned silkie chicken forms the base of a medicinal broth.

They're cute, but you really shouldn't.

The CDC Is Begging People to Stop Cuddling Chickens

Snuggling and smooching your poultry may end in salmonella.

Anne Ewbank February 7, 2018

British sailors with a mascot from the surrendered German fleet, November 1918.

The Little-Known History of Seafaring Pets

From war to exploration to pleasure cruising, pets have often accompanied us on the oceans.

Vittoria Traverso January 17, 2018

The many "shelves" of Laetiporus sulphureus.

Chicken of the Woods

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

Stuffed birds aren't just for Thanksgiving.

Hmong Stuffed Chicken Wings

Next-level egg rolls are wrapped in an entire chicken wing.

Tavuk Göğsü

We have the Ottoman sultans to thank for this creamy Turkish dessert made of chicken breast.

Rooster Cemetery.

Key West, Florida

Blue Heaven Rooster Cemetery

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

Heather Bolint and Mason.

Rescuing a Fancy Chicken on the Appalachian Trail

Heather Bolint was halfway through her thru-hike when she came across a misplaced rooster.

Cara Giaimo October 19, 2017

<em>Black Langshans</em>, L.A. Stahmer, 1928.

The Poultry Pin-Up Art That Showed Off Breeders' Best Chickens

Beautiful oil portraits of plump hens and roosters appeared in industry magazines for decades.

Christine Heinrichs August 24, 2017

Sculpture of Mike the Headless Chicken.

Fruita, Colorado

'Mike the Headless Chicken' Sculpture

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

Just an Unsettlingly Large Chicken Egg

It's almost a half of a pound.

Erik Shilling March 29, 2017

Madeira Beach, Florida

The Church by the Sea

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

crime and punishment

College Partiers Are Being Investigated for Forcing a Rooster to Smoke

Things got out of hand at Helshoogte Residence's annual "chicken day" celebration.

Cara Giaimo February 24, 2017

Found: A Stray Chicken in a McDonald's Bathroom

A 5-year-old made the discovery.

Sarah Laskow February 23, 2017

Vending machine at Glaum Egg Ranch

Aptos, California

Egg Vending Machine at Glaum Ranch

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.