1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, SAUDI ARABIA] Saudi culls 13,500 ostriches amid bird flu outbreak; 2) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, GERMANY] German chickens test positive for H5N1 flu strain.

Doesn't taste like chicken...unless they have chickens at the zoo! mayor in eastern Germany has filed charges against workers at his local zoo for shooting animals and selling them as meat.

A bird flu scare in central Europe was spreading Wednesday as Czech authorities said the H5N1 virus potentially lethal to humans had been found in a flock of chickens after discoveries among wild birds in Germany.

As part of the preparations for a Soviet attack, British forces developed a landmine to leave behind if they were forced to withdraw from Germany. Codenamed the Blue Peacock, it was essentially a nuclear landmine. One design called for a casing which housed chickens, with the intent to use their heat to keep the cold from disabling the electronics

The world's largest kegger: 6.1 million liters of beer, 95 oxen, 55,913 pork knuckles, 479,610 fried chickens and 179,557 pairs of sausages, not to mention Paris Hilton pushing canned prosecco.

KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, known mainly for its fried chicken. KFC has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Yum! Brands since 2002.The company was founded as Kentucky Fried Chicken by Colonel Harland Sanders in 1952. The company adopted the abbreviated form of its name in 1991. Starting in April 2007, the company began using its original appellation of Kentucky Fried Chicken again for its signage, packaging and advertisements in the United States as part of a new corporate re-branding program; newer and remodeled restaurants will have the new logo and name while older stores will continue to use the 1991 signage. Additionally, the company continues to use the abbreviation KFC freely in its advertising. Internationally the company is still known as KFC.KFC primarily sells chicken, in form of pieces, wraps, salads and sandwiches. While its primary focus is fried chicken, it also offers a line of roasted chicken products, sides and desserts. Outside of North America, KFC offers beef based products such as burgers or kababs, pork based products such as ribs and other regional fare. The popularity and novelty of KFC has led to the general formula of the fried chicken fast-food restaurant being copied by restaurant owners worldwide.