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Yeah, I miss my college days and biotech days when I had access to whatever info I wanted. Not super interested in paying $35 per article as a member of the public.

Kinda seems like the one I posted was based on the one you posted.:)

Finished it and enjoyed it! (Had to fit in watching a movie with my visiting sister-in-law, too).

@Shadrach, this is fabulous! Thank you! I’m going to start reading it right now. Dinner is in the oven, so not sure how much I’ll get through tonight, but I can’t wait to read it!

And now that I thibk about it, maybe Margo was showing sympathy, bot empathy? Ok, I’ll stop. For now.

I don’t plan to buy the article at this time, and it’s super old, but it references Tasmanian native hens differentiating between different species of aerial predators. http://www.publish.csiro.au/wr/CWR9720001

Ok, it’s not a scientific paper, more like a report, but fun to read, regardless. I think it’s from 2017, but some of the references go waaay back. It’s written by sanctuary people, so of course it’s biased, but we all bring our bias with us. I enjoyed it...

Thanks. I’ll look for them! I forgot to add: yes, I’ve seen it before, but it showed up in my inbox, so thought I’d share. I have another cool (probably old) article on chicken intelligence somewhere.

http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2011/7525.html Chicken Empathy. I have seen Margo demonstrate empathy on more than one occasion.

@Shadrach great book suggestions! I may get them, too! As far as pets... yes, I see that on the forums, that it would not make sense for many people to keep them as pets... the majority, probably. I spend a lot of time with mine and they actually like to flock around me, but I made a conscious...

How’s it going with your 7-year-old learning chicken language? :)

Interesting about the vets! Amazing they can ever treat! My main avian vet uses the wrap in towel method, except when a suprelorin implant was given, an assistant held the bird... wings restrained, feet up, breast forward. A different avian vet told me they give their suprelorin implants...

Yes, it’s a challenge! When my girls are startled, I say in a bit of a song-song voice, “It’s okay. It’s okay.” Sometimes, though, I think they understand my body language better than my voice. They will come when called some of the time, but they definitely react when I attempt the aerial...

@Shadrach, there is another call/sound I know. It's a greeting. When I approach my chickens and when they approach me, there is a cute little cluck that is sort of grunty. Not sure how else to describe it. Not all of them do it, but definitely it's more than one hen. :) They do them in...

Thanks! She’s a Plymouth Barred Rock (Barred Plymouth Rock?) She’s a pretty robust hen, second heaviest only to my light Brahma. However, she is high in the pecking order could be a little fat. I’ve always loved her “hugeness”, but now I realize I need to keep a close eye on her weight. I...

Me, too! Though I haven’t taken my quest for info as far as you have. I just pay attention to my flock. And yes, Bridgey knows me well. I held her every single night when she was a chick in the house and then in the grow out coop in the garage. Since my chickens are pets (and now that I’ve...

Oh, and my Rusty (who is no longer with us) did the sweetest little “let’s go to bed” call ever. Miss that sound.

No rooster here. Hens definitely give a ground predator call. :) My Bridgey calls me to escort her! I didn’t know that was a thing! (I think in my flock, I’m the rooster).

Good point about knowing their calls! There are two distinct calls I have noticed: • The general alarm call, which sounds very much like the egg song to my ears • The aerial predator alarm call... this is the distinctive purr you mentioned. I call it a “trill.” Edited to add: Sorry, just...

Greetings new chicken keepers! Congratulations on starting your flock! I am certain you will find keeping chickens (or ducks, turkeys, etc.) most rewarding! Please also know that I am not among the most experience chicken keepers on the forums, but I have learned a few things and was reflecting...