wot came 1st the chicken or the egg???

[gingerflaps]

wot came 1st the chicken or the egg, me n my dad have had countless convosations bout this but dont come out of it n e wiser....plz help, n e answer will do

[blanx]

I reckon that an egg from another similar creature must have mutated into a chicken... how does that sound. 

[Quizmonster]

Most scientists believe that birds developed from reptiles. Since most reptiles to this day reproduce by laying eggs, it's rational to assume that the first bird-like creature came from an egg, too. It would then have laid eggs and - over millions of years, perhaps - birds as we know them slowly developed and produced different species. The present-day chicken is one of these, but - 'way back when - its great-great-grand-daddy almost certainly came from an egg.

The egg pre-dated the bird, if you believe in evolution. Of course, fundamentalist believers in the Bible will say that God created all the creatures as creatures. In that case, the bird pre-dated the egg. Take your pick!

[silly moo]

try here - this Q seems to crop up regularly
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Science/Question85326.htm l

[rja211077]

it's fairly obvious to me that evolution and mutation are gradual, very slow processes. it's not like a chameleon laid an egg one day and out popped a chicken. so where we define the first chicken as having existed really is a moot point, seeing as it was thousands of years ago.

ps creationists please send all abuse to lalalai'[email protected] thanks

[guitars]

God created the chicken, then came the egg. You need a chicken to lay the egg, right?