Livestock Chicken
From there, chickens are best known for coming around to hunt and to peck. Actually, their only prey is the bugs that inhabit the dirt. After the chicken is done though, there's not going to anything much in the yard that isn't meant to be, that's for sure. Chickens are known for their small beaks, pointy toes, and short, stubby wings. The wings are the worst part of the bird. It can certainly fly, though it doesn't prefer it much except when going home to roost. When you don't build a coop or place for the birds, they will fly straight up into whatever nearby tree or shelter there is to be had. This quality makes them relatively funny birds after that fashion. The other reason they don't fly far though is due to their wings. The birds are rather heavy with all that they ate in addition to the weight of their feathers. Thus, the flights are reserved for short distances only, mostly for up and down.
Another issue though is their nature which demands that they peck at the dirt. These are well known for chasing off any intruders, even if they are their master's own guests. That's why it pays to be nice to the chickens see, whether male or female. Otherwise, you'll find yourself set on, unless, you're in the habit of feeding some treats. Treats supplement the diet and are things like grain, seed, or maybe even feed. Chickens too are in the habit of roosting each night during which they lay eggs. Perhaps these do or don't need the males to fertilize them, I'm just not too sure. Regardless, a good egg-laying female can easily lay a few dozen once every few nights. Then in the morning, you'd just have to come behind to collect the eggs from what is known as the roost. Basically, the roost is a fancy way of saying where the chickens have rested besides having a nice long, little nap.
When gathering eggs though, you have to make certain not to keep them too warm. If kept under a certain constant amount of heat under proper conditions, these are known to hatch. The eggs also hatch quite well in the wild, under the mother's behind. It just requires her to spend all her time setting on the nest with her eggs. During this time, she's not likely to lay any more eggs. Once the baby chicks have hatched from their eggs, they make quite the sight to see, strutting around after the old mother hen. As in the text, these too enjoy the comfort and warmth of something familiar. That way when the hawk that hunts in the day comes by to chat, there's nothing seen of them but for the rest of the hen. You know, that's because she spread her wings and they all can be found underneath.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Matthew 23:37