Dispatches from the frontlines of big chicken research, observation, and appreciation. RBC stands for Really Big Chicken.
RBC conducts an official investigation into whether Sesame Street's Big Bird — 8 feet 2 inches tall, yellow, and suspiciously chicken-like — qualifies as a Really Big Chicken. He scores a perfect 47/47 on the evaluation system. The verdict: Inconclusive (But Hopeful).
After months of careful preparation, RBC is finally ready to answer the question that millions of people ask every single day. What does RBC stand for? Really Big Chicken. Obviously.
How do you objectively measure whether a chicken is really big? After weeks of rigorous development, RBC unveils the most comprehensive chicken bigness evaluation framework ever created. 47 points. Seven categories. Zero tolerance for moderately-sized poultry.
As we close out 2025, we look back at the really big chickens that defined the year. 847 big chickens documented, 43 countries represented, and one 19.8-lb Brahma named Colonel Massive who changed everything.
Every November, turkeys get all the attention. RBC's official position on the Thanksgiving turkey question, and why really big chickens deserve a seat at the table. Turkeys are big in the way that trucks are big. It's boring.
October was a landmark month for big chicken sightings. From a 17-lb Brahma in rural Ontario to a suspiciously large Cochin in New Zealand, here are the five biggest chickens RBC documented this month.
Every movement needs an origin story. This is ours. A chance encounter with an absurdly large Brahma rooster at a county fair changed everything. I saw a chicken. It was really big. I knew something had to be done.