T̷h̷e̸ ̵G̶a̴m̸e̵ (Chat Thread)

[cathloveydovey]

:0 ya doing big things
growing up and stuffs

like doing physics and being a girlfriend
yes adult stuf

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I’m here for the long hall

*haul

Spoiler: Long explanation

Alright. Step 1 is to have a chicken that’s very comfortable around people and happens to be intelligent. One of my other chickens can also do this trick, but she doesn’t do it as well, despite being more food motivated than Popcorn.

First I pretty much just put a mealworm under a red cardboard square. Popcorn had to peck it to get the mealworm. I would tap the floor near the red square to bring her attention to it. Then I would just tap the red square without a mealworm under it. Eventually she pecked it without the mealworm and I rewarded her for that. Once she knew the trick better I started using chicken feed so she didn’t eat too many mealworms.
Then, once she knew to peck the red square when I tapped it/tapped the floor next to it, I put two blue sticky notes right by it. I would reward her every time she pecked the red square. I then started to switch around the sticky notes. She was pretty good at only pecking the red one.
Eventually I added more sticky notes of different colors, which I also switched around. I introduced the new colors slowly, but once she understood I didn’t need to reteach her anything. By then I didn’t tap the ground any more, I just moved around the sticky notes and she would instantly come forward to peck at the red square (sometimes too enthusiastically XD).
Popcorn also learned a variation of this trick where she pecks a star shaped sticky note that has a different pattern on it than the other star shaped sticky notes. She learned what she was supposed to do for that one really fast, but she still hasn’t perfected it. All this took months, but that’s only because I only practiced with her a few times a month. I’m thinking of trying to teach her to play the keyboard next.

Screenshots from a video-

This screenshot is before I replaced the A-shaped sticky note with a variation of the star shaped ones-

 

[Amer]

Yes I have given you a gift!

Someone you can hate!

 

[Amer]

Spoiler: Long explanation

Alright. Step 1 is to have a chicken that’s very comfortable around people and happens to be intelligent. One of my other chickens can also do this trick, but she doesn’t do it as well, despite being more food motivated than Popcorn.

First I pretty much just put a mealworm under a red cardboard square. Popcorn had to peck it to get the mealworm. I would tap the floor near the red square to bring her attention to it. Then I would just tap the red square without a mealworm under it. Eventually she pecked it without the mealworm and I rewarded her for that. Once she knew the trick better I started using chicken feed so she didn’t eat too many mealworms.
Then, once she knew to peck the red square when I tapped it/tapped the floor next to it, I put two blue sticky notes right by it. I would reward her every time she pecked the red square. I then started to switch around the sticky notes. She was pretty good at only pecking the red one.
Eventually I added more sticky notes of different colors, which I also switched around. I introduced the new colors slowly, but once she understood I didn’t need to reteach her. By then I didn’t tap the ground any more, I just moved around the sticky notes and she would instantly come forward to peck at the red square (sometimes too enthusiastically XD).
Popcorn also learned a variation of this trick where she pecks a star shaped sticky note that has a different pattern on it than the other star shaped sticky notes. She learned what she was supposed to do for that one really fast, but she still hasn’t perfected it. All this took months, but that’s only because I only practiced with her a few times a month. I’m thinking of trying to teach her to play the keyboard next.

Screenshots from a video-
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This screenshot is before I replaced the A-shaped sticky note with a variation of the star shaped ones-
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Omg, wow, that is a lot of work!
Good job, both of you!

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

That’s what I thought too when I read that.

Do you want me to give you the long version or the short version? XD

no lol her moms not eve
can see where youd think that tho

 

[Amer]

no lol her moms not eve
can see where youd think that tho

But it COULD BE

 

[RiverStorm]

ALMOST
17 this year
:3
july

Dope :3

also well
it is soon
its a single year

Dats pretty cool my dude, sounds exciting

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

(her mother is EVE?)

if their married that wouldn’t be possible because Eve would kill them just by saying her marriage vows lol

 

[Yowza Wowza]

if their married that wouldn’t be possible because Eve would kill them just by saying her marriage vows lol

By then maybe some technology developed to help Eve communicate or something.

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

By then maybe some technology developed to help Eve communicate or something.

True lol