This riddle has been around for some time on internet platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, and many people still argue over what the answer might be, as there are many possibilities. The correct answer is 23 Chickens and 7 Cows. Let the number of chicken be X and number of cows be Y. Chickens have 2 and cows have 4 legs. Based on this, we can come up with 2 equations: 2X + 4Y = 74 X + Y = 30 Solving for X and Y will give 23 and 7 respectively.