The chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated fowl, believed to be descended from the wild Indian and south-east Asian Red Junglefowl.The chicken is one of the most common and wide-spread domestic animals. With a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other bird. Humans keep chickens primarily as a source of food, from both their meat and their eggs.

Financing your venture can sometimes seem like a game of chicken-and-egg – investors want to see revenues but you have to raise money to make a product that will raise the revenues that investors would like to see. Understand your financial alternatives!

Most of the eggs currently sold in supermarkets are nutritionally inferior to eggs produced by hens raised on pasture. That’s the conclusion we have reached following completion of the 2007 Mother Earth News egg testing project.

The results are in: Eggs from hens allowed to peck on pasture are a HECK of a lot better than those from chickens raised in cages. Highlights include 1/3rd less cholesterol, 1/4 the saturated fat, and WAY more vitamin A, E, omega-3's, and beta carotene. Is YOUR health worth an extra $1?

A woman from Wales gives up her vacations and makes a bank loan to pay operations for a chicken she has raised since egg hatch. News en Romanian.

Raise you own crops or livestocks! Raise chickens and sell their eggs for a nice profit. Harvest fruits or vegetables; use fertilizers to speed things up a little. Thats about it, have fun!