riddle me this… what came first, the chicken or the egg?

Question: riddle me this... what came first, the chicken or the egg?
- Keywords:
  chicken,
  egg,
  philosophy
Asked by meowforbatman to Tiffany on 19 Jun 2012.
- Tiffany Taylor answered on 19 Jun 2012:
  
  I think the egg came first. Because the chicken (or birds in general) evolved from egg laying animals (dinosaurs) and so eggs have been around a lot longer than chickens. 🙂

Question: riddle me this... what came first, the chicken or the egg?