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The chicken coop is the breeder or seller of chickens or poultry in general. The chicken is a domestic bird deriving from various wild species of Indian origin. Its presence is documented since 4000 BC in the Indus plain, from which (through Persia) it reached Greece and then Europe. Darwin attributed the paternity only to Gallus gallus bankiva for various reasons, including the similarity of the color of the plumage with that of some domestic breeds, the variability of the subspecies of Gallus gallus depending on the place of diffusion and the fecundity of the eggs deriving from mating with domestic chickens. This position has changed considerably during the twentieth century as a result of hybridization experiences carried out with other wild species. Today it can be said that various species contributed to the creation of the domestic chicken. Chickens have always been bred for many purposes: meat, eggs, feathers, companionship, cockfighting, religious, sporting or ornamental reasons. Chickens are omnivores. When living in the wild, they often scratch the ground for seeds, insects, and animals such as earthworms, lizards, and small snakes. One of their peculiar characteristics is that they also look for and peck sand, small stones, grains of minerals that they find in the ground, so much so that in open-air chicken coops it is customary to regularly add carry-over rubble; this instinctive behavior is partly due to the fact that by ingesting small amounts of mineral the eggshell produced will be better, but the main reason is due to digestion,