Reviews by Shadrach

I was pleased to come across this article. My interest is in chicken behavior and grieving is one of the many areas that more recent research into chicken behavior is investigating.
I have absolutely no doubt that chickens have the capacity to form friendships and mourn the loss of other flock mates. There is so much anecdotal evidence from peoples observations that even if you allow for misinterpreting and anthropomorphism at their extremes there is more to chickens emotional capacity than the human species is ready to admit.
You may have read this (?)
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/...kgo.com&httpsredir=1&article=2005&context=bts

Is it going to make any difference? Probably not.
What I like about this is True Patriot has read a thread on the forum and instead of accepting forum wisdom has decided to see for himself. I'm all for this. I've learn't more about chickens from chickens than I have from any forum. In order to learn from chickens you need to watch what they do in differing circumstances.
BYC should offer one of those award thingies titled, I found out for myself.

I watch the chickens here eat various plants but I know very little about their health benefits.
I know a bit more now.

I liked this article. You don't often read that someone has actually noticed that leaning over chicks and grabbing them from above frightens them leading to handling problems later on.
I liked the realization that chicks kept in little coops away from the rest of the flock integrate more slowly.
The points regarding the environment in which the chicks are expected to survive in being far removed from conditions of the brooder is also well made.