Chickens lived in trees in the jungle until people tempted them with rice.

British scientists have refuted the theory that people raised chickens for food as early as 10,000 years ago. The researchers conducted a radiocarbon analysis of bird bones found in 600 locations in 89 countries and told their version of domestication. According to them, the chickens lived high in the trees and came into contact with humans only after they began to grow rice.