Mixed flock rejecting one chicken

[chickens really]

Birds as an animal group are naturally very intelligent. New studies have found chickens to be intelligent and emotional beings, capable of reasoning, self control, deception, empathy, basic arithmatic, and the ability to learn through observation. They have been found to display a wide range of emotions, and communicate using a wide variety of vocalisations. It just makes us feel better to think of them as senseless 'animals'.
http://cody.passle.net/post/102dx0a...have-emotions-we-cant-deny-the-wealth-of-data

Touché

 

[JaeG]

Touché

There are always the individuals you wonder about though, I have to admit!

 

[Chickassan]

@katherinejelly if you want to know if it is eyesight, little mentally different or fear you can try what i do. When Lulu has been left behind i go and have her follow me to the rest of the flock and she's usually ecsatic to see she's not abandoned. If you do this and yours acts similarly either she can't see or is a little different. If your little one won't follow or runs back she's just scared.

 

[The Chickens' Maid]

Two or three more bantams couldn't hurt . . . and now you have a legit excuse for more chickens!

 

[Leigti]

Birds as an animal group are naturally very intelligent. New studies have found chickens to be intelligent and emotional beings, capable of reasoning, self control, deception, empathy, basic arithmatic, and the ability to learn through observation. They have been found to display a wide range of emotions, and communicate using a wide variety of vocalisations. It just makes us feel better to think of them as senseless 'animals'.
http://cody.passle.net/post/102dx0a...have-emotions-we-cant-deny-the-wealth-of-data

It is amazing how people underestimate animals. They may not be exactly like us humans but that doesn’t mean that they are just robots.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Two or three more bantams couldn't hurt . . . and now you have a legit excuse for more chickens!