Can Chickens Fart? Exploring the Flatulence of our Feathered Friends

So, in essence... chickens don't fart, they shart!

Great you give them a reason to stick a fart bag on our chickens now or to tax them accordingly based on this information that enough in flock can equal up a herd of cattle farts.

Great article! Well written and wryly humorous. Which is my favorite kind of humor. Plus, I learned something! Thank you!

Yes, they can fart. Actually, in my coop that is the pre-warning that bombs are about to fall from roosts...

Don

I’m both concerned as to why this is an article, yet intrigued!
Mine fart when they hop on my lap.

My other half was convinced our hen was doing this when he picked her up. Now I know he is not crazy.

...Very informative, I actually was wondering

So... they don't fart. They shart. Never trust a chicken fart.

Interesting.

You just have to read this article.
Philomena has provided real life demos of this. She farted while on my shoulder.