BuryFCA1 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Title says it all. I have often wondered. Is it? Smell of hens or the pen Sound of the hens Does it need to see the hens General animal instinct Does it smell the hens food or eggs Confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I'd say items 1 and 2 at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I would think sound and smell first - it wouldn't need to see them, to know that there was some sort of livestock gathered together in one place. Their sense of hearing and smell is much more sensitive than ours, and they probably pick up on the scent of droppings and the hens themselves - smells that we wouldn't even notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 All of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 With the recent bad weather my garden currently smells like a farmyard If I can smell it, it must be bad as I have a dreadful sense of smell. I reckon every fox within a 100 mile radius of here will be on high alert! So yes, I reckon smell and sound. Their senses are much keener than ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
