Chickens

<p>Why did the chicken cross the road? What came first, the chicken or the egg? Who invented the chicken anyway?</p><br><p>We answer at least one of these questions on today’s show.</p><br><p>We follow the chicken from the time of the dinosaurs (the chicken is the closest living relative to T-Rex) until today’s genetically engineered bird with today’s guest Sally Coulthard, author of <em>Fowl Play: A History of the Chicken from Dinosaur to Dinner Plate</em>.</p><br><p>Produced by Freddy Chick, edited by Lewis Mason, senior producer Charlotte Long</p><br><p>For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newsletters<a href="historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_sou…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.</p>

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