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.

Bird flu in West Bengal is not News now. How bird flu is expending to other part of India is matter of concern for Indian Health Authorities.

Poultry companies in the U.S. can label their chickens as "all-natural" even though they contain such things as sodium, water, seaweed and other ingredients, which have been injected into the birds to plump them up for sale. A coalition of poultry companies, which don't "juice" their birds, and consumers are working to change this.

12% Letter pick McDonald's (MCD) hit an all-time high this week. It increased same-store sales 8.2% on cappuccinos and $1 double cheeseburgers in the U.S. and chicken in Europe and Asia... Analysts estimated 5% sales growth.

"There are two Banksy shows in December—A print show in a New York gallery that is completely unauthorized and unlikely to be worth visiting—A painting show in a Bethlehem chicken shop that is fully authorized (but still unlikely to be worth visiting)"

Cartoonist e-tailer Rick London said today that of the thousands of cartoon gifts, tees, baseball jerseys and other items his store (www.ricklondonwear.com) sales, he forgot to add chickens. And that was a big mistake. London says, "Chicken collectors mean business. They want funny clothing, mousepads, totes, etc. so we have added them....