Now you're getting a bit sideways.
I don't believe anyone is saying "animals" don't have emotions. In fact I never said chickens don't have emotions just not the emotions you believe like embarrassment.
They are just not capable of all the emotions we have. They aren't built that way.
I would love it if they were. Chickens are entertaining and if they could be embarrassed oh what fun we could have.
When you say "were to happen to a human" that's the point. Chickens aren't humans so you need to understand chickens and how their brains work instead of looking at them as having the same emotions and behaviors as us.
You want to talk about being ridiculed and called a liar etc. You've been as harsh or more so and taken more jabs at me then I have towards you.
In your last post you took a shot at saying insecurities are to blame. That's just a shot and and not a very well placed one. Once again I never implied or said animals don't have emotions.
I commend you on what you did for your rooster and believe you believe what you think you saw. And if that's what you want to see more power to you.
I'm not new to chickens and I've seen my share of trauma and traumatic events with them. I prefer to look at the situations for what they truly are and deal with them accordingly. Others can see or read into whatever they want when dealing with their flock.