Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

From the BBC today, I expect any of us that have chickens could appreciate.
I know I have had a few chickens that would be on the Mensa end of the spectrum but sure are quite a few that really are thick- even for a chicken!

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170110 ... link.email

Very interesting, Thanks for posting.
I am still amazed at some of the things I have observed, specifically the after combining new pullets with an old flock every year, even 4 years later the four year old flock will be friendly to each other and unfriendly to the 3 year old flock, when to me they look absolutely identical and if each year wasn't banded with different color I couldn't tell them apart.
The unfortunate part of course is, that once you realize the birds are somewhat self aware, it's more difficult to dispatch them when needed.

Thanks for posting @Brebis
Doesn't surprise me at all! Having a very small flock I get to know my birds pretty well and observe them a lot. There's the smart and the not so smart...Just like people lol! My little house rooster has been exposed to a completely different life than the ones in the coop and most days I think he is far smarter than my dogs. He understands and anticipates all of the routines in the house...What happens next and how he can benefit from it.