Explaining All Animals on Instagram: "Follow @explaining.animals to learn everything about animals one post at a time 🧠🔥 Defying their reputation as flightless farm birds, chickens can indeed take to the skies — when survival demands it. In rare moments of instinct and fear, a chicken’s powerful wing muscles can propel it across surprising distances. What seems like a clumsy flap becomes a desperate burst of strength, enough to soar over wide expanses of water or obstacles in search of safety.