Do chickens see color??

[cristy17]

I've been using the same blue bucket to feed the flock since I don't know when. Recently, my Dutch bantam roo has been attacking the bucket as soon as I open the door to the run. Its kind of funny cuz the bucket's bigger then he is. He will only go after this one bucket. If I use another, nothing happens. Any ideas why?

 

[Hollywood Chickens]

Mine attack their dish even if it is empty, they associate it with food

 

[DTchickens]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=211097 Yes they do.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Yes, birds see in color.

 

[Opa]

Birds definitely see in color. Waterers and feeders are often red as an attractant to chicks. Also red seem to trigger something in them. Look what happens when a chicken gets bloody. Blu-Kote is designed to hide the red on a injury to keep the others from pecking at the injured bird.

 

[deerman]

Yes they see in color. That the reason male birds have all the bright colors, and display for the females.