Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Sally PB]

Include the infra bass sensors in their legs and they can pick up quite a range of frequencies.

Well, I'd never heard of this! Do you have any more info about the sensors? Off to google I go...

 

[fuzzi]

Glad to read I'm not the only one.
...
Ursula is also very big on talking. Back when she was not broody, she would squawk about every little thing she disliked. I put nesting material in the nests, squawk. I didn't put more food in her already full feeder, squawk. I was late to let the Tsouloufates out so she was burdened with having to watch them for longer, squawk. It soon became a game of me yelling "shut up!" and her responding with an even louder and longer-lasting squawk.

 

[Shadrach]

Well, I'd never heard of this! Do you have any more info about the sensors? Off to google I go...

I don't. I've read about it in some paper or other. Apparently they feel vibrations of certain frequencies in their legs. If I find any more information I'll post it.

 

[Sally PB]

From
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/fa...so have sensory,prowling predator in the dark.
CHICKENS USE THEIR FEET AND SKIN TO HEAR

Chickens perceive sound from 15 to 10,000Hz, rather poor when compared to humans who can hear sounds up to 20,000Hz. But chickens also have sensory organs in their feet and to a lesser extent in their skin, so they also feel vibrations in the ground, useful if there's a sneaky prowling predator in the dark.

From
https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/2016/09/do-you-hear-what-i-hear-all-about.html
Interestingly, chickens have better low frequency hearing than humans. They can hear sounds in the 10-12,000 Hz range, while the human ear generally hears sounds in the 20-20,000 Hz range, meaning that chickens can hear sounds that are inaudible to humans. And chickens have better hearing than humans below 64 Hz.

Well. Interesting!

 

[fuzzi]

This is my rescued boy, hope he doesn't bite me in the butt:

(figuratively or literally!)

All my juvies this afternoon:

Of course Priscilla is giving me the eye.

 

[Molpet]

From
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/70805680/10-things-you-probably-dont-know-about-your-flock#:~:text=But chickens also have sensory,prowling predator in the dark.
CHICKENS USE THEIR FEET AND SKIN TO HEAR

Chickens perceive sound from 15 to 10,000Hz, rather poor when compared to humans who can hear sounds up to 20,000Hz. But chickens also have sensory organs in their feet and to a lesser extent in their skin, so they also feel vibrations in the ground, useful if there's a sneaky prowling predator in the dark.

From
https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/2016/09/do-you-hear-what-i-hear-all-about.html
Interestingly, chickens have better low frequency hearing than humans. They can hear sounds in the 10-12,000 Hz range, while the human ear generally hears sounds in the 20-20,000 Hz range, meaning that chickens can hear sounds that are inaudible to humans. And chickens have better hearing than humans below 64 Hz.

Well. Interesting!

Umm mine didn't get the memo.

Oblivious poult with tiny predator behind.

 

[Shadrach]

From
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/70805680/10-things-you-probably-dont-know-about-your-flock#:~:text=But chickens also have sensory,prowling predator in the dark.
CHICKENS USE THEIR FEET AND SKIN TO HEAR

Chickens perceive sound from 15 to 10,000Hz, rather poor when compared to humans who can hear sounds up to 20,000Hz. But chickens also have sensory organs in their feet and to a lesser extent in their skin, so they also feel vibrations in the ground, useful if there's a sneaky prowling predator in the dark.

From
https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/2016/09/do-you-hear-what-i-hear-all-about.html
Interestingly, chickens have better low frequency hearing than humans. They can hear sounds in the 10-12,000 Hz range, while the human ear generally hears sounds in the 20-20,000 Hz range, meaning that chickens can hear sounds that are inaudible to humans. And chickens have better hearing than humans below 64 Hz.

Well. Interesting!

Thanks.

 

[MrsNorthie]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

Tea is ready.

Temperature is in the 80s mostly cloudy 91% chance of rain.

Have a great day!

Stay safe, I hear Debby is going to be a bit rough. We should just get the normal fringe rain.

 

[fluffycrow]

From
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/70805680/10-things-you-probably-dont-know-about-your-flock#:~:text=But chickens also have sensory,prowling predator in the dark.
CHICKENS USE THEIR FEET AND SKIN TO HEAR

Chickens perceive sound from 15 to 10,000Hz, rather poor when compared to humans who can hear sounds up to 20,000Hz. But chickens also have sensory organs in their feet and to a lesser extent in their skin, so they also feel vibrations in the ground, useful if there's a sneaky prowling predator in the dark.

Interesting indeed! I wonder if this is one of the ways the can detect egg viability early-on in brooding. Given that their eggs are positioned very close to their feet. Viable eggs wouldn't vibrate exactly, but I've always wondered how they can tell which egg to toss and which to keep

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Stay safe, I hear Debby is going to be a bit rough. We should just get the normal fringe rain.

We are getting rain and wind.