Chicken
Chickens are small, flightless birds often raised for their eggs and meat. Females are referred to as hens, and males as roosters, cocks, or cockerels. Chickens are sometimes taken as familiars.1
Ecology
Chickens are social animals and live in flocks. They reproduce by laying eggs, and a hen can lay one egg every twenty-four hours. Chicken eggs hatch after three weeks of incubation; the chicks are raised communally.1
Chickens are valuable small livestock in many communities, due to their quick reproductive cycles, their ability to live on a large variety of simple foods, and their nutritious meat and eggs.1
In magic
The Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga walks on legs that resemble those of a chicken.2
In religion
Chickens are the sacred animals of the infernal duke Iaozrael.3 Roosters are among the favored animals of Asmodeus.4
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 . “Tiny Animal Familiars” in Familiar Folio, 24. Paizo Inc., 2015
- ↑ . “Legendary Artifacts” in Artifacts & Legends, 20–23. Paizo Inc., 2012
- ↑ . Princes of Darkness, Book of the Damned Volume 1, inside back cover. Paizo Inc., 2009
- ↑ . Animal Archive, inside back cover. Paizo Inc., 2013
External links
- Chicken (real-life animal) on Wikipedia.