FROM THE PRICE AND PROMISE of a single egg to the life of the chicken who laid it, here are eight stories that reflect upon the world’s most popular bird.

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One thing seems clear, though: anting feels great if you’re a bird. Ravens use “hand” gestures. It turns out that ravens make “very sophisticated nonvocal signals,” according to researchers.