The egg - species that lay eggs that have been in existence much longer than the chickens.

400;">The chicken. In other words, for a chicken egg to be laid by a chicken, there should definitely be a chicken to lay the chicken egg.  The egg, evidently, an egg containing a chicken had to come before the first chicken.  Keeping all science apart, we are more focused on having a tasty meal of egg or chicken or other kinds of meat. EverydayMeat provides fresh meat of various kinds that will surely make for a tasty lunch or dinner. You can now enjoy your afternoon and evening meals with no worries about whether the egg came first or the chicken first rather spend time savoring every bite of it.