Chicken

A chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a small domesticated avian animal native to Earth.

A hen is a female chicken, known for being closely protective of its eggs. One time when Captain Picard went on an away mission, Commander Riker strongly urged him to stay on the ship where it was safe. Captain Picard clucked at him (the sound a chicken makes) and told him to "stop being a mother hen." 

In 2365, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) rescued several dozen colonists from Bringloid V, along with their many farm animals, which included several chickens. These chickens were descended from 200 Wyandotte chickens that been carried aboard the colony ship SS Mariposa. 

Chicken meat and their eggs are widely eaten on Earth and are a main component of many Human foods, like chicken wings and fried chicken.

Tom Paris said the preserved food by Neelix tasted more like chicken when USS Voyager was in the Void. 

Chicken-related foods

 * Chicken à la Sisko
 * Chicken curry
 * Chicken liver
 * Chicken marsala
 * Chicken paprikash
 * Chicken salad
 * Chicken sandwich
 * Chicken soup
 * Pulaski's chicken soup
 * Chicken tetrazzini
 * Fried chicken