Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

King Felix

Ponder no more because scientists claim to have discovered the answer to this age-old mystery...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/07/14/2010-07-14_which_came_first_the_chicken_or_the_egg_the_chicken_researchers_say.html

It's a question that has plagued man for centuries: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Well, scientists in England say they've found the answer: The chicken!
Researchers wrote in a recently published report that it all comes down to one protein - ovocledidin-17 - which helps in the formation of the egg's hard shell.
This essential ingredient in the formation of the egg can only be produced inside a chicken, scientists from universities in Sheffield and Warwick concluded.
"It had long been suspected that the egg came first, but now we have the scientific proof that shows that in fact the chicken came first," said Dr. Colin Freeman, of Sheffield University's Department of Engineering Materials, London’s Daily Mail reports.
While scientists feel this discovery answers an age-old question, it could have practical uses, as well.
"Understanding how chickens make egg shells is fascinating in itself but can also give clues towards designing new materials and processes," said another Sheffield University researcher, Professor John Harding.
"Nature has found innovative solutions that work for all kinds of problems in materials science and technology," he said. "We can learn a lot from them."

Next, why did the chicken cross the road?

Anthony Walsh

King Felix wrote: »

Next, why did the chicken cross the road?

Because his ex-girlfriend was walking towards him and didn't wanna talk to the b*tch

Eddie Ere

But where did the chicken come from in the first place?

Banned Account

King Next wrote:

, why did the chicken cross the road?

'cause it was the 12th of july and his feathers did it and their forefeathers before him ....

*Bangs lambeg, gets coat, bangs lambeg again for effect, legs it*

Ickle Magoo

Dinosaurs laid eggs before chickens ever existed...

antodeco

There be have been dinosaur chickens!

Like here

Banned Account

antodeco wrote: »

There be have been dinosaur chickens!

Ah, the rare transyvanian naked-neck Raptor chicken

http://www.poultrypages.com/transylvanian-naked-neck.html

Dangerous beasts ...

My name is URL

Eddie Ere wrote: »

But where did the chicken come from in the first place?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Junglefowl

Menengroth™

The worst thing is, people get paid to do **** like this.

thebillynator

Joke
A chicken and an egg are sitting upright on a bed one them quite contently smoking a cigarette the other with a glum look on his face,when one turns to the other and says, "I guess we answered that age old question".

But seriously chickens decended from jungle fowl so ..............

*gets coat*

Mac Masters

King Felix wrote: »

Next, why did the chicken cross the road?

To get to the other side. Why else would you cross the road?

Ickle Magoo

antodeco wrote: »

There be have been dinosaur chickens!

Like here

:pac:

How could I have forgotten about the raptor-fowl!

G_R

thebillynator wrote: »

Joke
A chicken and an egg are sitting upright on a bed one them quite contently smoking a cigarette the other with a glum look on his face,when one turns to the other and says, "I guess we answered that age old question".

But seriously chickens decended from jungle fowl so ..............

*gets coat*

i don't get it...

biko

Chicken came first
http://kdmadaan.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/cjyxcw26jgasv5szhccit07zo1_500.jpg

Pherekydes

dannym08 wrote: »

i don't get it...

The chicken came; the egg didn't.

Banned Account

Pherekydes wrote: »

The chicken came; the egg didn't.

The egg actually faked it!

allanb49

Well lets see a chicken had to come from an egg.

But the egg wasnt a chickens egg,

The chicken was a mutation that took and became the dominant strain.

So the egg came first but it was not a chickens egg.

So by that logic it'd be a chicken that came from a foreign egg and then the freak became the norm.

Banned Account

allanb49 wrote: »

...

So by that logic it'd be a chicken that came from a foreign egg and then the freak became the norm.

Dey tuk arrrr chickens!

Diabhal Beag

The chicken was deformed from another animal IMO

themucaro

I would have thought the obvious answer was the Rooster came first.

froog

what do you say to an impressionist chicken painter?

fish.

Thomas828

Ickle Magoo wrote: »

Dinosaurs laid eggs before chickens ever existed...

That's right. Chickens, like all birds, evolved from reptiles, and reptiles have always laid eggs.

Brendog

Scientists procrastinate more effectively than anyone else it the world....

If the average joe is given something to do we've play solitaire or something

but scientists...

they solve acient riddles rather than cure cancer

Lexicon

(what do you say to an impressionist chicken painter?)

At the risk of being a pedant I would say this makes more sense if you substitute 'impressionist' for 'surrealist'

cc-offe

according to my 4 year old the chicken crossed the road to poo on me !!

Banned Account

cc-offe wrote: »

according to my 4 year old the chicken crossed the road to poo on me !!

Nah, that was the flutt.

Ickle Magoo

Thomas828 wrote: »

That's right. Chickens, like all birds, evolved from reptiles, and reptiles have always laid eggs.

[pedantic]That's not entirely true - some reptiles are viviparous and they no doubt inherited that ability in the same manor as egg-laying abilities were inherited by fellow reptiles from their ancient oviparous relations...[/pedantic]

OhThePenguin

Thomas828 wrote: »

That's right. Chickens, like all birds, evolved from reptiles, and reptiles have always laid eggs.

So, what came first? The reptile or the egg?

Ickle Magoo

Eggs...either from sea creatures or just as ovum would have existed prior to reptiles...before that? Who knows.

ScumLord

themucaro wrote: »

I would have thought the obvious answer was the Rooster came first.

They prefer the term cock they sound like less of a chicken that way.

Tar.Aldarion

I rememebr writing loads about this before, oh the wasted time. It all came down to definitions and 'either'. Chickens evolved from things with live young. I think the chicken really.

ctrl-alt-delete

The Chicken nor the egg,

The Cock came first, or so all the women will tell you!

Scuid Mhór

i liked it when it was a circle with no beginning.