CHICKEN

Fowl (Gallus Gallus domesticus) were used to maintain the birds to be used for living purposes pemeliharanya. Fowl (hereinafter referred to as "chicken" anyway) is a direct descendant of one jungle fowl subspecies known as the red jungle fowl (Gallus Gallus) or chicken bangkiwa (bankiva fowl). Intercross chicken races have produced hundreds of superior strains or pure lines with a variety of functions, the most common are chicken pieces (to cut) and laying hens (for eggs retrieved). Chickens can also be used to cross with intercrossed close relatives, the green jungle fowl, which produces the male sterile hybrid known as chicken bekisar.
With a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, Firefly's Bird Encyclopaedia states there are more chickens in the world than other birds. Chicken supplies two sources of protein in food: chicken meat and eggs.
Biology and habitat
Domesticated fowl originating from the red jungle fowl (chicken bangkiwa, Gallus Gallus) who live in India. However, molecular testing showed possible genetic contribution of G. sonneratii, because of the red jungle fowl does not possess yellow skin that became a feature of domesticated chickens.
Chickens showed morphological differences between the two types of sex (sexual dimorphism). Rooster (rooster, rooster) is more attractive, larger in size, has a long spur, berjengger larger, and the long tail feathers dangle. Hen (hen, hen) is relatively small, small, short spur or barely visible, small berjengger, and short tail feathers. System is regulated by sex hormones. In the event of interference with the physiological function of the body, the hen can change sex to male because adult chicken ovotestis still have a dormant and can be active at any time.
As pets, chickens are able to follow where the man took him. These animals are very adaptive and can be said to live just anywhere, as long as there is food for him. Because most pet chickens have lost the ability to fly well, they spend less time on the ground or sometimes in trees.
Small chicken occasionally preyed upon by birds of prey, like hawks.Chicken eggs.The rooster is crowing in the morning.Various kinds
Because the chicken including the popular and inexpensive domestic birds, appear due to various technical terms and poultry breeding activities.
By function
According to function, people familiar with

    or broiler chicken (broiler), to be used meat;
    laying hens (layers), to be used eggs;
    ornamental chicken or chicken pet (pet, Klangenan), to be released in the garden / park or kept in captivity because of the beauty of appearance or voice (eg dwarf chicken and chicken pelung; bekisar chicken can also be classified here even though not a true fowl);
    chicken soap, to be a game of cockfighting.
The term is used for chicken vegetable or chicken fighting cocks are always lost, and not specifically selected as the broiler.
Based on race
Sumatra chickens
In Indonesia, the technical term chicken and chicken rather than race (native, or village). Within the meaning of "chicken race" according to the term in question is actually a race that was developed for mass commercial businesses, such as the Leghorn ("lehor"). Into groups of domestic poultry, there is also a local race of chickens that developed distinctive but not for mass commercial venture. The chickens of local races so now beginning to be developed (purified) as chicken soap, chicken pet (pet), or for rituals. Here is a local race of chickens in the archipelago that have been developed for the nature / specific performance:

    pelung chicken, local races and the superior of Priangan (Cianjur) which has a typical kokokan (long and unique tone), including ornamental chickens;
    kedu chicken (including chicken cemani), local and noble race of Kedu region with characteristic color to jet black muzzle and the meat, including chicken broiler and ornamental;
    Nunukan chicken, local and noble race of Nunukan, East Kalimantan, with a straight body shape and large size, the descendants of fighting cocks, including broilers and ornamental;
Based on outward appearance (phenotype) typical
Chicken "bantamweight" is the English term for dwarf or semi dwarf chicken selection results.
There are also several terms to describe the typical appearance of a particular phenotype, but the trait is not necessarily exclusive to certain races, such as

    Walik chicken (frizzle), chicken with no feathers that cover the body but also stood upright;
    bali chicken, chicken with no feathers and crested neck in his head, now began to dibiakmurnikan.
    dwarf chicken (bantamweight), a general term for a chicken with its small size (the proportion of leg length with body size smaller than a chicken "normal"), there are many local races and purebred selection in this category.