For a musical answer to the question, you might be interested in downloading and playing Cab Calloway's "Chicken Ain't Nothing But a Bird," from his album "Are You Hep to the Jive."  Cab Calloway was a famous 20th century jazz musician (1907-1994).  One site from which you can stream a short clip of the song, or download the song (for 99 cents), is http://www.mp3.com/.