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A chicken is a type of domesticated fowl and one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, commonly consumed as food.[1]

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Chickens were kept as pets by the wizarding community. The Weasley family kept chickens in a large chicken coop at the Burrow. Fleur Delacour once stated that there isn't much to do at the Burrow, "unless you like cooking and chickens".[2] Rubeus Hagrid kept chickens and roosters beside his hut, some of which were killed during the 1992–1993 school year by Ginny Weasley while she was under the control of Tom Riddle.[3]

The meat of the chicken was a popular ingredient in both Muggle and wizarding cuisine.

Although chickens did not harness any magical ability, they could be altered by magic to become magical creatures. For instance, Bob confiscated a fire-breathing chicken due to breaches of the Ban on Experimental Breeding, and Babayaga, a Russian hag, lived in a house standing on giant chicken legs.[4] A chicken egg hatched under a toad would produce a Basilisk, King of the Serpents, however, the cry of a rooster was fatal to the Basilisk.[5][6] This was why Tom Riddle ordered Ginny Weasley to kill all the roosters surrounding Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as to ensure the welfare of his Basilisk.[7] A baby dragon must be fed a bucket of brandy mixed with chicken blood every half an hour.

The Weasley twins created two products with a chicken theme, Rubby O' Chicken, a rubber chicken bewitched to perform an Irish stepdance, and trick wands, some of which were bewitched to transform into a rubber chicken whenever touched. The spell Pullus transfigured Erklings and other creatures/objects into either chickens or geese.[8] The cockatrice was extremely similar to a rooster, however, instead of a feathered tail, it had the tail of a lizard.[6]

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ WP favicon Chicken on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 5 (An Excess of Phlegm)
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 11 (The Duelling Club)
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 17 (The Heir of Slytherin)
  8. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)

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