How smart are roosters?

[joebryant]

Mine's pretty smart. I get the feeling that he's always thinking and sizing up the situation no matter what's happening.

 

[Pinky]

When I try to sleep in my RIR rooster will go up to my window and crow until I open the blinds and he sees I am awake. Then he will come up on the deck and wait for me to come out with their food.

 

[Jennyhaschicks]

I just wanted to add.. It's amazing how many people that I talk to call chickens dumb. I tell them that they aren't dumb and actually they are quite smart.

 

[joebryant]

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I agree. The longer I'm around them the more I realize just how smart they are. Even their being afraid of anything new that I like to make fun of, in reality that's a form of intelligence.
I often wonder if the hens are talking about me, but let's not go there.