Why is it that Easter has the "Chocolate Bunny, and the "Chocolate Egg"? Why not a "Chocolate Chicken"? There is the Chocolate Egg, so why not the Chicken portion of the story? Besides...who has seen a Bunny Egg?(chocolate or otherwise)! Inquiring mind(singular)want to know!

i would prefer a chocolate duck myself

they do make chocolate chickens

i will buy one and show ya!!

I don't eat chocolate.

But I like brownies. Can I have a brownie chicken?

OK...works for me.

I want a chocolate beer

Now all of a sudden...there's chocolate everywhere...even shapes I never thought about. Hmmmmm

I had a cola flavored beer the other day....IT WAS AWFUL.

now back to your regular scheduled program.

The egg and the rabbit are hold overs from spring fertility rites of ancient religions. Most of Christianity's holidays were conveniently re-organized to coincide with pagan celebrations, so that the Christian religion would look more attractive to the ancients. The Church felt that people would be less likely to convert if they had to give up their traditional holidays.

Anyway, the Rabbit is promiscuous, and symbolizes the fertility of humans and livestock.
The egg symbolizes the young that come from fertile unions. (my personal speculation)
And flowers (tulips, buttercups, and crocuses are popular symbols of spring) probably symbolize the fertility of the fields.

Ok, I'm going to go shut my dorky self up now, and let you get back to your chocolate debate.
I'll take a dark chocolate rabbit, please?

We have choccy chickens for Easter in NZ...Chocolate anything actually...lol..

Because only rabbits lay chocolate eggs? IDK, but they sure taste delicious.

The kids have chocolate Bilby's here....

I can't reconcile the whole easter egg/rabbit thing, but bow to peer pressure...(dirty looks from the kids)

I seen a chocolate soccer ball in the store......easter has become nothing but a money maker for the chocolate companies. Whatever happened to dying your eggs and having multi coloured egg salad sandwiches????

Because............................

Through commercialization, they can do anything and get the public to buy it; absolutely, losing focus on the message of the true holiday. They do it to all of them, and even create them, in order, to sell their products.

Yummy yummy yummy

Chocolate chickens rock.

Sam Adams Chocolate Bock > Chocolate Chickens