The chicken has been the symbol of valiancy since ancient times for it eats five poisonous creatures: centipede, poisonous snake, scorpion, toad, and spider as well as eliminate plague and drive away evil spirit.?
The Chinese also attribute five virtues to the cock/rooster. Its has a crown on its head, a mark of literary spirit; and claws on its feet, a token of its warlike disposition; it is courageous, for it fights its enemies; and benevolent, always clucking for hens when it scratches up a grain; and faithful, for it never loses the hour.
