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History of Chicken Domestication of chickens as a food source began between the 9th and 12th centuries A.D. in Europe, likely due to Christian rules on fasting, which prohibited meat from four-legged animals but allowed poultry and eggs.The earliest known site where chickens were widely raised for economic reasons was in Maresha, Israel, during the Hellenistic period (4th-2nd centuries B.C.).In Europe, the use of chickens as a food source began around the 1st century B.C.The Romans are credited