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Posted on 05/31/2014 6:43:00 PM PDT by lee martell
I’m not convinced they even have a brain, so a sense of humor would be a stretch.
Those must have been Democrat chickens.
Environment also plays a role. In general, the free range chickens and the Asiatic breeds best adapted to the free range, exhibit the most intelligence.
Yes, I think hens gossip, but I'm inclined to think what you interpreted to laughter was nothing more than a group reaction. Hens will cackle when they lay an egg. They will also cackle when other hens cackle. They may even give a short cackle of satisfaction when their favorite rooster mounts them. And they will resist when a rooster they don't care for tries.
Said rooster may even get a beat-down by their favorite rooster.
Democrat chickens are also known as turkeys. This is typical turkey behavior. In all my years of raising chickens, they either had sense to come in from the rain or, if it was a warm and not uncomfortable rain, they would exploit the opportunity to find worms, roots or other edibles exposed by the wet ground.
Chickens need a good sense of humor. Considering how certain much bigger and more dangerous critters view chickens as “food.”
We have 22 Norwegian Jaerhon hens and two matching roosters. Got them three months ago.
Went out to the barn one day last week and heard them making some unusual noises behind the barn. A more constant chattering.
Rounded the corner and saw them all in a semi-circle with a big wild turkey in the center. The were all chattering away. Like the turkey was saying “You’re new in the neighborhood. What brings you to these parts?”
And all the chickens were telling their stories.
I completely believe your explanation.
Ducks are really funny to watch. There’s a gang of them that hangs out in a nearby park with a pond iand I always get a kick out of them. There are also geese depending on the season but they have nowhere near the personality of those silly ducks.
I have two neighbors here in Neighboring San Anselmo who keep chickens and they are very entertaining indeed. I cant say I know much about their banter other than I enjoy their unintelligible hootenanies.
“Said rooster may even get a beat-down by their favorite rooster.”
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Where I live, Roosters are a favorite pet of the men.
There are about six of them tethered next door, within 20 feet of where I am sitting. Cock fighting is a favorite men’s sport in the Philippines, even though I rarely see it.
One does not need an alarm clock here, as the roosters are in full cry at the first hint of dawn.
Ducks can’t fart. Fact.
I laugh, watching them run around after their head is cut off.
Mr. Mercat and I lived for about six weeks with some friends and their two parrots, Arturo and Farout. They hated each other. Arturo only spoke Spanish and Farout spoke English. Actually they mostly just chattered but Arturo chattered with a Spanish accent. They would stalk each other and each of us. The only animal I’ve ever lived with who could stare down a human. Weird.
...and capons speak with a distinct lisp.
Having grown up around chickens I think they’re as intelligent as almost any other birds. However; if you want really smart birds you’re talking CROWS. Remarkable birds. I had several as pets. My father found them while out hunting. ..babies that had fallen out of their nests.
Your story brought this lyric to mind
they do take after democrats dont they!!
“They keep trying to cross the road all the time, don’t they?”
Chickens were put on earth for two reasons, the first being to show Libtard babies how to walk. The second is to show armadillo how to cross the road. Many chickens get run over when they become irritated from having to retrain armadillo after each coffee or lunch break.
‘Tis tough being a chicken.
And then they fry you.
My grandfather managed to breed some four-legged chickens. He figured he would make a lot of money selling drumsticks to KFC. But he counted his chickens before they were cotched.
You see, the problem was they were impossible to catch. Once they got up to speed they could outrun a car. You see them from time to time, these chickens in the mist.
“Ducks can’t fart. Fact.”
True, but a duck can out shit a seagull.
Little is as nasty as some Muscovies walking down a side walk, unless it is some Canada geese.
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