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Source: NEWS & OBSERVER, 11/20/17
A descendant of the Southeast Asian red jungle fowl, the chicken first became domesticated in India around 2000 B.C., says the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The chickens born, raised to ripeness and eaten in modern America chiefly come from the British Cornish breed or from New England’s White Rock chicken stock. For more of this story, click here.
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