CHOOK IQ

CHICKENS and poultry in general are often thought of as being quite dumb. But for those of us who have been poultry owners for a while, we know that this is absolutely not the case. Scientific research presents vast amounts of evidence to back this up.

Chickens are intelligent, socially complex and are showing that they may have a degree of self-awareness and a rudimentary form of empathy for each other.

Let’s take a look at why chickens are super smart.

 : chickens can recognise different individual chickens – up to 100. And even recognise some