What came first, the chicken or the egg?

A geneticist, philosopher and chicken farmer claim to know the answer -- It was the egg.

Put simply, the reason is down to the fact that genetic material does not change during an animal's life.

Therefore the first bird that evolved into what we would call a chicken, probably in prehistoric times, must have first existed as an embryo inside an egg.

The living organism inside the eggshell would have had the same DNA as the chicken it would develop into, he said.

"Therefore, the first living thing which we could say unequivocally was a member of the species would be this first egg," he added. "So, I would conclude that the egg came first."

What does BlogCadre think?  The results are neck-in-neck so far, but the 'eggs' are in the lead.  The poll is still open so be sure to cast your votes.

My recent post about Armed America: Portraits of gun owners in their homes got me thinking about the BlogCadre community.  How many of our readers own a gun and what are their reasons for owning one? 

I've put together a quick poll in hopes that it will continue the conversation we started in my Armed America post.