how come chickens don't fly? other than the fact that they can't.?

Answer 1

Chickens can fly. My husband's grandmother had chickens when he was little and they where always up in the trees. They don't go for long because of their weight.
Turkeys can too, for short spurts. They need a good running start.

Answer 2

It really depends on the breed as to how well if flies. If you think about it, farmers want their chickens to stick around, so they bred them to be heavy, smaller wings, and other general things to keep them nice and close to home. Same thing with domesticated geese, but if you look at their wild counterparts (like Canadian geese) they can fly very well. Wild turkeys can fly (somewhat badly, but they do roost in trees at night to avoid predators). Since chickens have humans to protect them, the ones that can't fly well aren't weeded out, unlike in the wild. If chickens went feral, most of them would get eaten, but the ones who could fly better would probably survive, and in a few generations chickens could fly again, albeit not very well.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Who told you chickens cannot fly?? My chickens fly all the time. They just can't fly long distances, because they are heavy birds and their wings are not as strong as other large birds such as eagles, hawks, owls and buzzards. But they sure can fly out of the pen when there is no top, or fly up to a tree limb.

Answer 5

Chickens can fly, just not well. They have the ability to get limited flight but they cant sustain it. Because of their big bodies and short wings they cant stay up long.

Answer 6

I DON'T KNOW WHO TOLD CHICKEN DON'T FLY THEY LIED

i have chickens and ALL of them can fly

Answer 7

they have been bred to be fat, naturally they are slimmer more like pigeons. some breeds can fly