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The facts
- Animals were laying eggs hundreds of millions of years before the first chicken existed. Wikipedia
- Chickens were domesticated from the red junglefowl in Southeast Asia, around 3,500 years ago, alongside the spread of rice farming. Science News
- The question goes back to ancient Greece, where Aristotle and Plutarch both wrote about it. Wikipedia
Facts checked against their sources on November 4, 2026.
Why people are split
The egg side says eggs existed long before chickens, and the first true chicken hatched from an egg laid by a bird that wasn't quite one. The chicken side says it isn't a chicken egg until a chicken lays it.
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FAQ
What does science say came first?
Most biologists say the egg, since the first chicken hatched from an egg laid by its ancestor.
How old is the chicken or the egg question?
At least as old as ancient Greece. Aristotle wrote about it.
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