Chickens Float!

Have you ever even thought about whether a chicken can swim? YouTube member nothd70 wondered about it, and since he had a chicken and a pool, tried combining them to see. He was right there to make sure the chicken didn’t drown.

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He is surprised and absolutely delighted to find that the hen floats! She doesn’t swim too well, but you can’t compare a chicken to a duck. If she had to, she could probably make it to the side of the pool, although slowly. Honestly, you’d be hard-pressed to find a bird that doesn’t float. That layer of fairly waterproof feathers trapping air between them makes a nice life jacket.