Do chickens feel sad when I take her eggs??

[indi]

Hi my chickens (well hens and roo) have been you know *wink wink nudge nudge* and we don't want new chicks so I was going to take the egg BEFORE she sets them, but will she feel sad??
Cause if so I will let her hatch them! But we are at a loss of what to do even if they aren't fertilised will she feel sad???

 

[EweSheep]

No

 

[jeslewmazer]

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X2 Chickens might look to you as if they are sad, but that is more so your guilt for taking the eggs. My hens are not even fazed and any looks I get are more of curiosity than anything. I have never had a depressed hen from the loss of eggs or chicks. But, some times you will have a hen determined to hatch, it can sometimes be a very strong instinct.
Don't beat your self up so. Taking the eggs is nothing to feel guilty about.

 

[humpbacks1962]

Mine don't even notice. They're all out grazing anyway

 

[indi]

Thanks
What about if we let her hatch chicks then remove the roo and collect the eggs after then will she be sad??

 

[jeslewmazer]

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No

 

[twentynine]

Trying to keep a straight face!

This thread has got to be a joke, right?

Chickens *wink wink nudge nudge* all the time.

Chickens are animals they are not capable of feeling emotion in a human way.

 

[humpbacks1962]

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I would not call it a joke. Some people have chickens as pets, instead of a business. Not everyone who posts is a mature adult either. So please have that in mind.
I think it is a good question. Based on what I have seen with mine, they just lay their eggs and walk out of the coop. They do not cluck or act upset when they look in the nest after I removed an egg, so I assume they're not keeping track of them..

Only a chicken can talk about chicken feelings. Humans aren't able to say whether or not they have feelings anyway.

 

[Mommy 2 Wee Ones]

I have heard of chickens being upset if they have another chicken that they pal around with & that chicken is killed by one means or another. But to say they are upset when you take their eggs or remove chicks from the hen. I think not. Yes people do have chickens as pets, but to put chicken in the same category as say a dog in regards to having feelings. No comparison.

I think the only time a chicken would get aggressive about her eggs, is if she is broody.

 

[JHorn91180]

Yes little tears come to thier eyes and when they sit with thier heads under thier wings they r crying but dont want the other chickens to know. Poor poor hens