kitbag Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 hi everyone!! I was just wondering whether chickens can have feelings like humans feelings!!?? One of my chickens can get out of the run that we made them and the other two cant! i was just wondering wether they felt left out!!?? Wierd question to ask but i just had to find out!! Thanks everyone!!! Kitbag xxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Interesting question! Prada my Amber Star can squeeze between a small brick wall and the hedge where as Gucci the (rather bigger) Sussex cant - she runs up and down trying to see where Prada is and if she's found anything good to eat so maybe she does feel a bit left out. Then of course it might just be motivated by greed ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkkat Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I think all animals have feelings that are as important as human feelings, even if they are not exactly the same. Animals act acording to their instinct, and instinct is is pure feeling. A chicken won't sit there and reason the pros and cons of getting out of the run - they do it cos they enjoy it! It's instinctive for a broody hen to sit on eggs and then raise the chicks, but as far as the chicken is concerned they are doing what feels right and makes them happy - don't you think? Any animal mother exhibits distress if their young is taken away - they must feel unhappy to act that way. When humans act on instinct, we do what feels right to us - I think its the same process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Wife Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Sometimes my girls have down days: before they started laying each of them would be a bit low for a day or so then they picked up when the egg came. Val also has days hen she wants a cuddle from Edgeman and days when it's the last thing she wants, so she clearly wants comforting sometimes. I do think much of what they feel is motivated by food, but I'm the same so who am I to criticise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flo Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 We have had to keep our two grils seperate for a few weeks, as Mabel pecked Lucy quite badly. Lucy comes inside at night, and last night we didn't properly shut Mabel in. She was up at 5am this morning crowing away, and stopped as soon as I brough Lucy out. You can see that she is much happier when we let her out with Lucy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkkat Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I do think much of what they feel is motivated by food, but I'm the same so who am I to criticise? Me too and my greyhound Oz. Pizza makes both of us ridiculously happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arowland17 Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Ours feel left out - if one notices I've sneaked some corn into their run and is pecking away at it, when the other notices it she sprints over to check she's not missed out on anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitbag Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 aaaawwwww thanks everyone for your help!! i'm just making a fence to try and stop our little escapee! kitbag xxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
