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Domestic chicken
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(Gallus gallus domesticus)
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Silwood Park has a small population of chickens, rescued from battery farms. They are cared for by the staff and students on campus.
Diet: Corn, wheat, fruit and vegetables
Origin: Non-native
UK conservation status: N/A (domesticated)
IUCN conservation status: N/A (domesticated)
References
1 Anon (n.d.) ‘chicken photo’. [online] Available from: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1548550023-2bdb3c5beed7?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&w=1000&q=80 (Accessed 24 May 2020)
2 Anon (n.d.) ‘QI: Quite interesting facts about chickens - Telegraph’. [online] Available from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/qi/8722189/QI-Quite-interesting-facts-about-chickens.html (Accessed 24 May 2020)
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