Chicken

Chickens, or Gallus gallus domesticus, are an original species found on Dragon Cave, having been released on June 2, 2007, alongside Bright Pink, Gold and Neglected Dragons. The Chickens are another special release that are creatures as opposed to being dragons; they are strictly female and therefore cannot breed. Chickens are unique in that they are the only species that has no separate ungendered and gendered hatchling sprites or descriptions.

Some fan theories to explain the presence of chickens have sparked unique breeding projects on the forum, including the Ninja Chickens and Space Chickens. However, information on the Encyclopedia suggests that they are regular domesticated chickens, albeit mysteriously all-female.

Under the old Breed sort, these creatures sorted as "Chicken" on a user's scroll. As of August 14, 2016, they now sort using their Encyclopedia name with other non-dragons at the bottom of users' scrolls.

Egg
"This egg is much smaller than the others."

Hatchling
"This is a baby chick, not a dragon. So what was it doing in the dragons' cave?"

Mature Hatchling
"This is a baby chick, not a dragon. So what was it doing in the dragons' cave?"

Adult
"Well, the chick grew up into a chicken, but you're still not sure how the egg got into that cave..."

Sprite Artist(s)

 * TJ09 (Adult, Hatchling)
 * Lightfeather (Adult)

Sprites No Longer In-Use
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Trivia

 * The original egg description was: "This egg is a third the size of the other eggs."
 * Chickens have a unique Kill message: "You stab the chicken and roast it over a fire."
 * TJ has stated he is a fan of the Harvest Moon games, and these pets are a nod to them. The original chicken sprite is the same as the one from Harvest Moon for the Gameboy
 * During the Christmas'11 event, the chicken took the form as a roasted chicken sprite.
 * During the Halloween'12 event, they took the form of roosters, despite being all female.

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