How much does a chicken weigh?
2.5 kg5.51 lbWhich one: adult hen
A chicken weighs about 2.5 kg (5.51 lb).
Animals vary, so Tilt always names a specific, common adult: a worker bee, a house mouse, a Labrador, a bull rather than a calf. The label tells you which one. Source for this figure: Wikipedia, Leghorn chicken (standard weights).
How heavy is that?
- A chicken weighs about as much as 12 smartphones.
- A chicken weighs about as much as 42 eggs.
- A chicken weighs about as much as 100,000 grains of rice.
- It takes about 12 chickens to balance a Labrador.
- It takes about 560 chickens to balance a car.
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