Does chicken talk?

Last night at dinner we were talking about chicken, and what chickens 'say.' All three boys were squawking at the dinner table and being silly when it dawned on Nathan that he was eating chicken. Dan asked him what the chicken said, and Nathan picked up his chicken and held it to his ear. We all burst out laughing as he thought that the cooked chicken would also squawk! Dan then proceeded on with a science lesson on animals that are alive and those that are dead. UGH! I feared Nathan wouldn't eat the chicken from there on out, and become a vegetarian, not to be confused with the veterinarian from a few weeks ago.