Question

Are chickens and and cows examples of capital goods?

Capital goods are items used in the creation of other goods. Because chickens create eggs and cows make milk, are they consumer goods?

Answer 1

Ordinarily cows and chickens are not considered capital goods. Also note the difference between consumer and capital goods.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_good

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/capitalgoods.asp