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'''Chickens''' were a species of [[bird]]. The word "chicken" was also often used as an insult against an individual's bravery.
'''Chickens''' were a species of [[bird]]. The word "chicken" was also often used as an insult against an individual's bravery.
{{looks like|Kaark}}
{{looks like|Kaark}}
According to the [[Fifth Doctor]], the second oldest [[question]], after the [[The Question|more notable first]], was "Why did the chicken cross the road?" ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Second Oldest Question (audio story)|The Second Oldest Question]]'')
According to the [[Fifth Doctor]], the second oldest [[question]], after the [[The Question|more notable first]], was "Why did the chicken cross the road?" ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Second Oldest Question (audio story)}})


Chickens roamed the streets of [[Pompeii]] in [[79]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'')
Chickens roamed the streets of [[Pompeii]] in [[79]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)}})


{{Delgado|c}} attempted to [[sacrifice]] a chicken to [[Azal]], but was stopped by [[Jo Grant]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'')
[[The Master (Terror of the Autons)|The Master]] attempted to [[sacrifice]] a chicken to [[Azal]], but was stopped by [[Jo Grant]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Dæmons (TV story)}})


The [[Third Doctor]] and Jo found a number of chickens in the cargo hold of the [[SS Bernice|SS ''Bernice'']]. The chickens were destined for [[Singapore]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'')
The [[Third Doctor]] and Jo found a number of chickens in the cargo hold of the [[SS Bernice|SS ''Bernice'']]. The chickens were destined for [[Singapore]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Carnival of Monsters (TV story)}})


In [[1215]], chickens were kept at [[Fitzwilliam Castle]]. Sir [[Geoffrey de Lacy]] rode past a group of chickens while leaving the castle. ([[TV]]: ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'')
In [[1215]], chickens were kept at [[Fitzwilliam Castle]]. Sir [[Geoffrey de Lacy]] rode past a group of chickens while leaving the castle. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The King's Demons (TV story)}})


In [[1626]], Sir [[Francis Bacon]] died of [[pneumonia]], contracted after trying to stuff [[snow]] up a chicken. [[The Doctor]] claimed to have been present during the former event. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'')
In [[1626]], Sir [[Francis Bacon]] died of [[pneumonia]], contracted after trying to stuff [[snow]] up a chicken. [[The Doctor]] claimed to have been present during the former event. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Heart of TARDIS (novel)}})


In [[1746]], a hungry [[Polly Wright]] stole a dead chicken from Lieutenant [[Algernon Ffinch]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'')
In [[1746]], a hungry [[Polly Wright]] stole a dead chicken from [[Lieutenant]] [[Algernon Ffinch]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Highlanders (TV story)}})


[[Squire (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Squire]] kept chickens in his barn. A [[UNIT]] soldier nearly shot one while searching the barn for a [[Silurian]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
[[Squire (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Squire]] kept chickens in his barn. A [[UNIT]] soldier nearly shot one while searching the barn for a [[Silurian]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)}})


In [[1979]], [[Professor]] [[Fyodor Nikolai Kerensky]] experimented with chickens. He accelerated time, ageing the chicken from an [[egg]] to death. The [[Fourth Doctor]] reversed the polarity, regressing the chicken back into egg form. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'')
In [[1979]], [[Professor]] [[Fyodor Nikolai Kerensky]] experimented with chickens. He accelerated time, ageing the chicken from an [[egg]] to death. The [[Fourth Doctor]] reversed the polarity, regressing the chicken back into egg form. ([[TV]]: {{cs|City of Death (TV story)}})


In [[December]] [[1999]], a truck carrying chickens was involved in a [[car crash|crash]] in [[San Francisco]]. This caused chickens to be freed onto the road. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')
In [[December]] [[1999]], a truck carrying chickens was involved in a [[car crash|crash]] in [[San Francisco]]. This caused chickens to be freed onto the road. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}})


[[Owen Harper]] ran through a yard with a flock of chickens near [[Cardiff]] while chasing [[Bernie Harris]]. He spooked them, and at least one took (rather clumsy) flight. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Machine (TV story)|Ghost Machine]]'')
[[Owen Harper]] ran through a yard with a flock of chickens near [[Cardiff]] while chasing [[Bernie Harris]]. He spooked them, and at least one took (rather clumsy) flight. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Ghost Machine (TV story)}})


In [[2018]], [[Ramón Salamander]]'s [[chef]] [[Griffin (The Enemy of the World)|Griffin]] cooked a chicken while with Salamander in [[Hungary]]. He told [[Fariah Neguib]] it was browning too soon, which would cause it to be "as tough as [[rubber]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'')
In [[2018]], [[Ramón Salamander]]'s [[chef]] [[Griffin (The Enemy of the World)|Griffin]] cooked a chicken while with Salamander in [[Hungary]]. He told [[Fariah Neguib]] it was browning too soon, which would cause it to be "as tough as [[rubber]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}})


Chickens were present in the market square of [[Joycetown]] on [[Heaven (Love and War)|Heaven]]. They were startled by the arrival of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'')
Chickens were present in the market square of [[Joycetown]] on [[Heaven (Love and War)|Heaven]]. They were startled by the arrival of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Love and War (novel)}})


[[Chiggock]]s were genetically engineered food animals created by splicing the [[gene]]s of chickens and [[pig]]s. They resembled large headless [[turkey (bird)|turkeys]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[To the Slaughter (novel)|To the Slaughter]]'')
[[Chiggock]]s were genetically engineered food animals created by splicing the [[gene]]s of chickens and [[pig]]s. They resembled large headless [[turkey (bird)|turkeys]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|To the Slaughter (novel)}})


There were live chickens in one of the streets in [[Shanghai]] when Gwen Cooper, [[Jack Harkness]], and [[Oswald Danes]] were searching for [[the Blessing]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'')
There were live chickens in one of the streets in [[Shanghai]] when Gwen Cooper, [[Jack Harkness]], and [[Oswald Danes]] were searching for [[the Blessing]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Blood Line (TV story)}})


The [[Chicken of the Apocalypse]] was the key deity of one of the many religions of the [[Jaftee]]. The religion began after one of the Jaftee heard a chicken state that the end of the world was coming. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shining Darkness (novel)|Shining Darkness]]'')
The [[Chicken of the Apocalypse]] was the key deity of one of the many religions of the [[Jaftee]]. The religion began after one of the Jaftee heard a chicken state that the end of the world was coming. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Shining Darkness (novel)}})


By [[292,009]] Chickens were extinct. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eyeless (novel)|The Eyeless]]'')
By [[292,009]] chickens were [[extinct]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Eyeless (novel)}})


At some point, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] owed [[Casanova]] a chicken as part of a "bet". While in [[Venice]] in [[1580]], he lamented that Casanova wasn't born for 145 years so he wouldn't have to run into him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'')
At some point, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] owed [[Casanova]] a chicken as part of a "bet". For this reason, when he landed in [[Venice]] in [[1580]], he was relieved that Casanova would not be born for 145 years. [[Rory Williams]] was surprised that the Doctor owed Casanova a chicken. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vampires of Venice (TV story)}})


When the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and [[Yasmin Khan]] were trapped inside a [[joke book]], the Doctor suspected it had something to do with "that chicken crossing the road", before citing that they had suspicious [[eyes]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Knock! Knock! Who's There? (novel)|Knock! Knock! Who's There?]]'')
When the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and [[Yasmin Khan]] were trapped inside a [[joke book]], the Doctor suspected it had something to do with "that chicken crossing the road", before citing that they had suspicious [[eye]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Knock! Knock! Who's There? (novel)}})


== As a food ==
== Consumed by other species ==
Chicken [[egg]]s were frequently eaten on [[Earth]]. [[Sarah Jane Smith]] failed to make scrambled eggs on several occasions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Nightmare Man (TV story)|The Nightmare Man]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]]'s [[Timey-wimey detector]] once made a carton of chicken eggs explode. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)|A Little Help from My Friends]]'')
Chicken [[egg]]s were frequently eaten on [[Earth]]. [[Sarah Jane Smith]] failed to make scrambled eggs on several occasions. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Nightmare Man (TV story)}}) The [[Tenth Doctor]]'s [[Timey-wimey detector]] once made a carton of chicken eggs explode. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)}})


Chicken was eaten, not just on Earth, but also on other [[planet]]s, such as [[Marinus]]. The [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] were once served chicken in the city of [[Morphoton]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Velvet Web]]")
Chicken was eaten, not just on Earth, but also on other [[planet]]s, such as [[Marinus]]. The [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] were once served chicken in the city of [[Morphoton]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|namedep=The Velvet Web (2)}})


During Professor [[Parry]]'s expedition to the [[Cyberman|Cyberman]] [[Cyber-tomb|tomb]] on [[Telos]] in the [[25th century]], [[Kaftan]] offered [[Victoria Waterfield]] lunch, with chicken being one of the choices. Victoria accepted, but she was given a food block that was presumably chicken flavoured. Victoria then claimed that she wasn't hungry. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'')
During Professor [[Parry]]'s expedition to the [[Cyberman]] [[Cyber-tomb|tomb]] on [[Telos]] in the [[25th century]], [[Kaftan]] offered [[Victoria Waterfield]] lunch, with chicken being one of the choices. Victoria accepted, but she was given a food block that was presumably chicken flavoured. Victoria then claimed that she wasn't hungry. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)}})


While attending a party at [[Cranleigh Hall]] on [[11 June]] [[1925]], [[Adric]] dined upon chicken. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'')
While attending a party at [[Cranleigh Hall]] on [[11 June]] [[1925]], [[Adric]] dined upon chicken. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}})


The [[Second Doctor]] compared the taste of [[Sneg]] stew to that of chicken curry. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]'')
The [[Second Doctor]] compared the taste of [[Sneg]] stew to that of chicken curry. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Island of Death (novel)}})


[[Glune Fex Fize Sharlaveer-Slam Slitheen]] claimed that [[human]] [[children]] had a [[stench]] of [[Haribo]] and [[chicken nugget]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'')
[[Glune Fex Fize Sharlaveer-Slam Slitheen]] claimed that [[human]] [[children]] had a [[stench]] of [[Haribo]] and [[chicken nugget]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)}})


On her expedition to [[the Library]], [[River Song]] had a packed lunch of chicken and [[salad]] which she gave to the [[Tenth Doctor]]. He used two of the roast chicken legs to identify [[Vashta Nerada]] — once a leg was thrown into a swarm it was reduced to a bone in less than a second. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'' / ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'')
On her expedition to [[the Library]], [[River Song]] had a packed lunch of chicken and [[salad]] which she gave to the [[Tenth Doctor]]. He used two of the roast chicken legs to identify [[Vashta Nerada]] — once a leg was thrown into a swarm it was reduced to a bone in less than a second. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Silence in the Library (TV story)}} / {{cs|Forest of the Dead (TV story)}})


After being [[retcon]]ned, [[Harries & Harries]] went back to serving chickens, amongst other animals. ([[TV]]: ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]'')
After being [[retcon]]ned, [[Harries & Harries]] went back to serving chickens, amongst other animals. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Meat (TV story)}})


[[Gwen Cooper]] bought chicken and [[chip]]s for the team at her parents' home in [[Cardiff]], mentioning that the [[Miracle Day]] recession had made [[fish]] too expensive. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gathering (TV story)|The Gathering]]'')
[[Gwen Cooper]] bought chicken and [[chip]]s for the team at her parents' home in [[Cardiff]], mentioning that the [[Miracle Day]] recession had made [[fish]] too expensive. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Gathering (TV story)}})


Roast chicken was a flavour of [[Crisp|crisps]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Hope (audio story)|The Hope]]'')
Roast chicken was a flavour of [[crisp]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Hope (audio story)}})
 
Chicken was a main ingredient in [[chicken tikka]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Hospitality (short story)}})


== References ==
== References ==
The [[Dong tao chicken]] was worth four points in the [[I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'')
The [[Dong tao chicken]] was worth four points in the [[I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}})
 
The [[Kaark]]s resembled [[humanoid]] chickens. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Playthings of Fo (short story)}})
 
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] enjoyed chickens including cockerels. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Rebel Flesh (TV story)}})
 
[[Machine Head]] played a game of "chicken" with the [[Raider Leader]], tempting the Leader to fly straight into the local [[sun]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Free-Fall Warriors (comic story)}})
 
In [[1941]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] told [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|Jamie]] that there was "nobody here but us chickens". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Empty Child (TV story)}})
 
In [[1983]], Tegan described [[the Ergon]] as "looking suspiciously like a plucked chicken". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)}}) While working at a [[fast food]] chain in [[Perivale]], [[Ace]] mistook it for her friend [[Barry Groves]] wearing a chicken costume. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Anti-Matter with Fries (short story)}})
 
== Other references ==
[[Singing]] ''[[The Riddle Song]]'', [[Bliss (Love & Monsters)|Bliss]] recited the line "I gave my [[love]] a chicken, it had no [[bone]]" Immediately after [[absorption|absorbing]] [[Ursula Blake]] in [[2007]], long after he had Bliss, the [[Abzorbaloff]] commented that she [[taste]]d "like chicken." ([[TV]]: {{cs|Love & Monsters (TV story)}})
 
In [[2050]], [[Starkey]] accused [[Darius Pike]] of being "chicken", referring to [[cowardice]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Liberation (TV story)}})


The [[Kaark]]s resembled [[humanoid]] chickens. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Playthings of Fo (short story)|The Playthings of Fo]]'')
During the [[Attack on the Cathedral of Contemplation]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] mockingly referred to the [[Dalek Supreme (Out of Time)|Dalek Supreme]] as "Chicken Supreme" in response to its cowardice, much to the amusement of the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Out of Time (audio story)}})


[[Machine Head]] played a game of "chicken" with the [[Raider Leader]], tempting the Leader to fly straight into the local [[sun]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Free-Fall Warriors (comic story)|The Free-Fall Warriors]]'')
[[Sam Jones]] once asked if all [[Time Lord]]s tasted of chicken or if it was just [[The Doctor]] after he held his [[hand]] over her [[mouth]] and she tasted it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}})


In [[1941]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] told [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|Jamie]] that there was "nobody here but us chickens". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
=== Information from non-valid sources ===
[[File:Colossus Chicken of Gigantus.jpg|thumb|The [[Colossus Chicken of Gigantus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hallo My Dalek (TV story)|Hallo My Dalek]]'')]]
The [[Colossus Chicken of Gigantus]], a chicken-like alien, was the [[archenemy]] of [[Doctor Why]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hallo My Dalek (TV story)|Hallo My Dalek]]'')


In [[1983]], Tegan described [[the Ergon]] as "looking suspiciously like a plucked chicken". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)|The Waters of Amsterdam]]'') While working at a [[fast food]] chain in [[Perivale]], [[Ace]] mistook it for her friend [[Barry Groves]] wearing a chicken costume. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Anti-Matter with Fries (short story)|Anti-Matter with Fries]]'')
[[Chicken (Doctor Who Comes to MINECRAFT!)|A chicken]] was behind a [[Nether Portal]] when [[Red Dalek (Doctor Who Comes to MINECRAFT!)|a Red Dalek]] exited to pursue the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Doctor Who Comes to MINECRAFT! (webcast)|Doctor Who Comes to MINECRAFT!]]'')


Immediately after absorbing [[Ursula Blake]] in [[2007]], the [[Abzorbaloff]] commented that she tasted "like chicken." ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'')
A framed [[portrait]] of a chicken was present within the [[Diaz Household]], near the [[door]] to the [[garden]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Untitled (Disney XD TV story)|Untitled]]'')


In [[2050]], [[Starkey]] accused [[Darius Pike]] of being "chicken", referring to [[cowardice]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Liberation (TV story)|Liberation]]'')
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Chicken

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Chickens were a species of bird. The word "chicken" was also often used as an insult against an individual's bravery.

According to the Fifth Doctor, the second oldest question, after the more notable first, was "Why did the chicken cross the road?" (AUDIO: The Second Oldest Question [+]Loading...["The Second Oldest Question (audio story)"])

Chickens roamed the streets of Pompeii in 79. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii [+]Loading...["The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)"])

The Master attempted to sacrifice a chicken to Azal, but was stopped by Jo Grant. (TV: The Dæmons [+]Loading...["The Dæmons (TV story)"])

The Third Doctor and Jo found a number of chickens in the cargo hold of the SS Bernice. The chickens were destined for Singapore. (TV: Carnival of Monsters [+]Loading...["Carnival of Monsters (TV story)"])

In 1215, chickens were kept at Fitzwilliam Castle. Sir Geoffrey de Lacy rode past a group of chickens while leaving the castle. (TV: The King's Demons [+]Loading...["The King's Demons (TV story)"])

In 1626, Sir Francis Bacon died of pneumonia, contracted after trying to stuff snow up a chicken. The Doctor claimed to have been present during the former event. (PROSE: Heart of TARDIS [+]Loading...["Heart of TARDIS (novel)"])

In 1746, a hungry Polly Wright stole a dead chicken from Lieutenant Algernon Ffinch. (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"])

Squire kept chickens in his barn. A UNIT soldier nearly shot one while searching the barn for a Silurian. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)"])

In 1979, Professor Fyodor Nikolai Kerensky experimented with chickens. He accelerated time, ageing the chicken from an egg to death. The Fourth Doctor reversed the polarity, regressing the chicken back into egg form. (TV: City of Death [+]Loading...["City of Death (TV story)"])

In December 1999, a truck carrying chickens was involved in a crash in San Francisco. This caused chickens to be freed onto the road. (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"])

Owen Harper ran through a yard with a flock of chickens near Cardiff while chasing Bernie Harris. He spooked them, and at least one took (rather clumsy) flight. (TV: Ghost Machine [+]Loading...["Ghost Machine (TV story)"])

In 2018, Ramón Salamander's chef Griffin cooked a chicken while with Salamander in Hungary. He told Fariah Neguib it was browning too soon, which would cause it to be "as tough as rubber". (TV: The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"])

Chickens were present in the market square of Joycetown on Heaven. They were startled by the arrival of the Doctor's TARDIS. (PROSE: Love and War [+]Loading...["Love and War (novel)"])

Chiggocks were genetically engineered food animals created by splicing the genes of chickens and pigs. They resembled large headless turkeys. (PROSE: To the Slaughter [+]Loading...["To the Slaughter (novel)"])

There were live chickens in one of the streets in Shanghai when Gwen Cooper, Jack Harkness, and Oswald Danes were searching for the Blessing. (TV: The Blood Line [+]Loading...["The Blood Line (TV story)"])

The Chicken of the Apocalypse was the key deity of one of the many religions of the Jaftee. The religion began after one of the Jaftee heard a chicken state that the end of the world was coming. (PROSE: Shining Darkness [+]Loading...["Shining Darkness (novel)"])

By 292,009 chickens were extinct. (PROSE: The Eyeless [+]Loading...["The Eyeless (novel)"])

At some point, the Eleventh Doctor owed Casanova a chicken as part of a "bet". For this reason, when he landed in Venice in 1580, he was relieved that Casanova would not be born for 145 years. Rory Williams was surprised that the Doctor owed Casanova a chicken. (TV: The Vampires of Venice [+]Loading...["The Vampires of Venice (TV story)"])

When the Thirteenth Doctor and Yasmin Khan were trapped inside a joke book, the Doctor suspected it had something to do with "that chicken crossing the road", before citing that they had suspicious eyes. (PROSE: Knock! Knock! Who's There? [+]Loading...["Knock! Knock! Who's There? (novel)"])

Consumed by other species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Chicken eggs were frequently eaten on Earth. Sarah Jane Smith failed to make scrambled eggs on several occasions. (TV: The Nightmare Man [+]Loading...["The Nightmare Man (TV story)"]) The Tenth Doctor's Timey-wimey detector once made a carton of chicken eggs explode. (COMIC: A Little Help from My Friends [+]Loading...["A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)"])

Chicken was eaten, not just on Earth, but also on other planets, such as Marinus. The First Doctor, Susan, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright were once served chicken in the city of Morphoton. (TV: "The Velvet Web" [+]Part of The Keys of Marinus, Loading...{"namedep":"The Velvet Web (2)","1":"The Keys of Marinus (TV story)"})

During Professor Parry's expedition to the Cyberman tomb on Telos in the 25th century, Kaftan offered Victoria Waterfield lunch, with chicken being one of the choices. Victoria accepted, but she was given a food block that was presumably chicken flavoured. Victoria then claimed that she wasn't hungry. (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"])

While attending a party at Cranleigh Hall on 11 June 1925, Adric dined upon chicken. (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"])

The Second Doctor compared the taste of Sneg stew to that of chicken curry. (PROSE: Island of Death [+]Loading...["Island of Death (novel)"])

Glune Fex Fize Sharlaveer-Slam Slitheen claimed that human children had a stench of Haribo and chicken nuggets. (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen [+]Loading...["Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)"])

On her expedition to the Library, River Song had a packed lunch of chicken and salad which she gave to the Tenth Doctor. He used two of the roast chicken legs to identify Vashta Nerada — once a leg was thrown into a swarm it was reduced to a bone in less than a second. (TV: Silence in the Library [+]Loading...["Silence in the Library (TV story)"] / Forest of the Dead [+]Loading...["Forest of the Dead (TV story)"])

After being retconned, Harries & Harries went back to serving chickens, amongst other animals. (TV: Meat [+]Loading...["Meat (TV story)"])

Gwen Cooper bought chicken and chips for the team at her parents' home in Cardiff, mentioning that the Miracle Day recession had made fish too expensive. (TV: The Gathering [+]Loading...["The Gathering (TV story)"])

Roast chicken was a flavour of crisps. (AUDIO: The Hope [+]Loading...["The Hope (audio story)"])

Chicken was a main ingredient in chicken tikka. (PROSE: Hospitality [+]Loading...["Hospitality (short story)"])

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Dong tao chicken was worth four points in the I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures. (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"])

The Kaarks resembled humanoid chickens. (PROSE: The Playthings of Fo [+]Loading...["The Playthings of Fo (short story)"])

The Eleventh Doctor enjoyed chickens including cockerels. (TV: The Rebel Flesh [+]Loading...["The Rebel Flesh (TV story)"])

Machine Head played a game of "chicken" with the Raider Leader, tempting the Leader to fly straight into the local sun. (COMIC: Doctor Who and the Free-Fall Warriors [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Free-Fall Warriors (comic story)"])

In 1941, the Ninth Doctor told Jamie that there was "nobody here but us chickens". (TV: The Empty Child [+]Loading...["The Empty Child (TV story)"])

In 1983, Tegan described the Ergon as "looking suspiciously like a plucked chicken". (AUDIO: The Waters of Amsterdam [+]Loading...["The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)"]) While working at a fast food chain in Perivale, Ace mistook it for her friend Barry Groves wearing a chicken costume. (PROSE: Anti-Matter with Fries [+]Loading...["Anti-Matter with Fries (short story)"])

Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]

Singing The Riddle Song, Bliss recited the line "I gave my love a chicken, it had no bone" Immediately after absorbing Ursula Blake in 2007, long after he had Bliss, the Abzorbaloff commented that she tasted "like chicken." (TV: Love & Monsters [+]Loading...["Love & Monsters (TV story)"])

In 2050, Starkey accused Darius Pike of being "chicken", referring to cowardice. (TV: Liberation [+]Loading...["Liberation (TV story)"])

During the Attack on the Cathedral of Contemplation, the Tenth Doctor mockingly referred to the Dalek Supreme as "Chicken Supreme" in response to its cowardice, much to the amusement of the Fourth Doctor. (AUDIO: Out of Time [+]Loading...["Out of Time (audio story)"])

Sam Jones once asked if all Time Lords tasted of chicken or if it was just The Doctor after he held his hand over her mouth and she tasted it. (PROSE: Alien Bodies [+]Loading...["Alien Bodies (novel)"])

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The Colossus Chicken of Gigantus, a chicken-like alien, was the archenemy of Doctor Why. (TV: Hallo My Dalek)

A chicken was behind a Nether Portal when a Red Dalek exited to pursue the Twelfth Doctor. (WC: Doctor Who Comes to MINECRAFT!)

A framed portrait of a chicken was present within the Diaz Household, near the door to the garden. (TV: Untitled)