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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yup. The domesticated chicken has changed quite a bit since domestication began, but the species is still a domesticated chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). The primary ancestor of the domestic chicken, the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), birthed the first domesticated chicken between 7,000-10,000 years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken