Hatched yesterday [GFDL]
If the first chicken were to mate with a proto-chicken, their offspring would consist of chickens, proto-chickens and hybrids, according to Mendelian genetics
The theory begins with the parents very first chicken. The parents of the first chicken, were by definition, not chickens (otherwise, their offspring wouldn't have been first anymore). These proto-chickens were evolutionary precursors to the first chicken and may have tasted much like chicken. By some combination or mutation, a proto-chicken couple laid the egg of what would be the first chicken. So see! The chicken egg came first, because its parents were not chickens!
Let us further explore the life of the first chicken. Who was his mate? The first chicken may have mated with a proto-chicken to sire a brood of chickens and proto-chickens. Or suppose the first chicken's parents laid several more eggs. Similar combinations or mutations among his siblings or cousins may have produced a second chicken, with whom he would have founded the Chicken dynasty.
And they were prosperous. And they lived long joyfully. Until the discovery of frying.
4 comments:
Hmm, interesting but you assumed that these proto-chickens would "always" lay eggs no matter how much mutated they are. What if by some really weird mutation the proto-hen gave birth to a chick? :) No shell or egg. It's a chick that came out from the very beginning to the surprise of his/her proto-chicken parents! *lol*
Interesting argument! I admit I wasn't conscious of this assumption. I wonder if it could be considered a re-statement of the original problem: was the first chicken born or hatched?
Anyway, the thought of chickens being born is just gross. You have a twisted mind. Cheers for thinking outside the shell!
Holy ....
That was interesting. Too bad I am not intellectual enough to posit an argument. D'oh!
Before delving into the theory, you first have to calm yourself and get in touch with your Inner Chicken.
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