Ditto Dat^^Do I give them names, talk to them & care about them? Of course.
But I do not anthropomorphize their behavior or actions.
They do what they do because they are chickens. Not little feathered humans.
If you understand their needs and instinctive behaviors, you will have a better understanding of why they do what they do when they do it.
But dont equate that with human emotional behaviors.
I take good care of them and they provide me with eggs and entertainment.
And when the time comes, they will provide a pot of chicken soup.
"They do what they do because they are chickens. Not little feathered humans." Absolutely!
Hahaha! Smart girl.Reminded me of a situation a years or so ago:
Someone was talking to my little girl about the chickens and she was going on about how much fun it was to raise them & gather eggs, etc..
Then they asked my daughter what we will do with out chickens once they stopped laying eggs.
She looked at them kinda baffled and said "we gonna eat them of course".
@Gatekeeper if you're still around, great thread/posts, cracks me up!