CHICKENS BRAIN DEAD! LIES!

[Nambroth]

Chickens are individuals and have distinct personalities. Some sure do have more "going on upstairs" than others, but even then it is futile to compare their intelligence to ours; they are evolutionarily much different than we are, and as such have become suited to be adept at certain tasks and not at others. There is a lot to be said about what it is to be 'intelligent', but creativity in adaptation to survive and create optimal conditions for oneself is not the foundation of a stupid animal! To that end, most of my chickens are very adaptive, have shown the ability to learn and retain memories of situations that benefit (or stress) them, etc. One of my Barred Rocks, Chickadee, figured out how to work (undo) a simple latch to let herself out of the run!

Anyone that takes the time to observe chickens and their behaviors for what they are should see that they are not stupid at all. This involves having enough imagination to understand the world from a chicken's perspective. Hint: from a chicken's perspective, nearly everything would like to eat them, so they often err on the side of caution when dealing with new situations or objects!

 

[drumstick diva]

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[Sk8inChick(en)]

Are chickens smart? Is there any question here? They are brilliant little Poultraians. (My own term for them )

"Kitty" was always a lap chicken. She was the first to fly up to the brooder wall to see me. She also fell asleep on my arm, where she loved to perch. Every morning, when they get up, she won't go down the ramp. Is it because she's dumb? No, she's done it before. But I think she says to herself "I don't like going down this ramp. Ooh, hey, if I stay up in the coop and I act like I'm frantic and can't figure out how to get down, the Food Girl will give me a lift! And if she doesn't, I get REAL mad. BAWK BWAK BA-GAWK!"

"Those humans think I'm dumb. Ha! I just got one of them to lift me down from the coop, so I don't have to bother with that stupid ramp... Gee, I'm smart."
(Excuse me, Nambroth, for stealing your Food Person term. I give you full credit.

)

She is also a rather girly girl, she LOVES sparkly sequins and earrings. She always wants to peck the sequins on my shirt, and pull out my earrings. I'll admit I've been seen more than once pawing through the grass, looking for an earring that Kitty decided she wanted to try on.

I think if chickens are smart enough to get their humans to, ahem, wait on them hand and foot (er, just foot), then they most likely are not dumb. 'Nough said.

 

[hollys chooks]

Before coming up with arguments regarding chicken intelligence, I'd be looking at how open minded Mom is. You can come up with all the rational arguments in the world, but if she is going to counter all logical discussion and observation with belief you might as well discuss it with your chickens.

 

[ChicKat]

Are chickens smart? Is there any question here? They are brilliant little Poultraians. (My own term for them )

"Kitty" was always a lap chicken. She was the first to fly up to the brooder wall to see me. She also fell asleep on my arm, where she loved to perch. Every morning, when they get up, she won't go down the ramp. Is it because she's dumb? No, she's done it before. But I think she says to herself "I don't like going down this ramp. Ooh, hey, if I stay up in the coop and I act like I'm frantic and can't figure out how to get down, the Food Girl will give me a lift! And if she doesn't, I get REAL mad. BAWK BWAK BA-GAWK!"

"Those humans think I'm dumb. Ha! I just got one of them to lift me down from the coop, so I don't have to bother with that stupid ramp... Gee, I'm smart."
(Excuse me, Nambroth, for stealing your Food Person term. I give you full credit.

)

She is also a rather girly girl, she LOVES sparkly sequins and earrings. She always wants to peck the sequins on my shirt, and pull out my earrings. I'll admit I've been seen more than once pawing through the grass, looking for an earring that Kitty decided she wanted to try on.

I think if chickens are smart enough to get their humans to, ahem, wait on them hand and foot (er, just foot), then they most likely are not dumb. 'Nough said.

FUNNY, funny LOL post Sk8in!!!

 

[OneCrazyCowgirl]

Chickens are super intelligent. Chickens are livestock though, they are meant to eat. But that isn't their only purpose! They can be pets too! Their intelligence gives them wonderful personalities and hilarious actions. I absolutely love my chickens!

 

[Sk8inChick(en)]

FUNNY, funny LOL post Sk8in!!!

Why, thank you, ChicKat.

 

[OneCrazyCowgirl]

Are chickens smart? Is there any question here? They are brilliant little Poultraians. (My own term for them )

"Kitty" was always a lap chicken. She was the first to fly up to the brooder wall to see me. She also fell asleep on my arm, where she loved to perch. Every morning, when they get up, she won't go down the ramp. Is it because she's dumb? No, she's done it before. But I think she says to herself "I don't like going down this ramp. Ooh, hey, if I stay up in the coop and I act like I'm frantic and can't figure out how to get down, the Food Girl will give me a lift! And if she doesn't, I get REAL mad. BAWK BWAK BA-GAWK!"

"Those humans think I'm dumb. Ha! I just got one of them to lift me down from the coop, so I don't have to bother with that stupid ramp... Gee, I'm smart."
(Excuse me, Nambroth, for stealing your Food Person term. I give you full credit.

)

She is also a rather girly girl, she LOVES sparkly sequins and earrings. She always wants to peck the sequins on my shirt, and pull out my earrings. I'll admit I've been seen more than once pawing through the grass, looking for an earring that Kitty decided she wanted to try on.

I think if chickens are smart enough to get their humans to, ahem, wait on them hand and foot (er, just foot), then they most likely are not dumb. 'Nough said.

Love it! X)

 

[missinmee11]

I have four hens, and live in an apartment where I've converted an outside storage closet into a coop. My chickens roam freely around the neighborhood, sort of like an outside cat, but come home to their coop to roost and lay eggs. Better than an outside cat, my chickens will actually come running from anywhere in the neighborhood if I come outside and 'whistle' for them. Check out, and show your mom, my pictures and a little video here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/extra-free-ranging-apartment-chicken-pets

 

[OneCrazyCowgirl]

Chickens are super intelligent! Even Chicks! I had one day old chicks. I put water and food down, something they have never seen before, and went automatically to it. They ate and drank and I didn't even have to teach them!