This is quite a fascinating BBC video which answers some questions you may never have thought of such as:

– how smart are chickens?

– can chickens have a sex change?

– can a chicken revert back to a wild state?

– how do chickens communicate?

– can mother hens correct her chicks behavior?

Of the 10,000 species of birds on this planet, only 7 have been domesticated. And of these, the chicken is the most widely used livestock on the planet. While there are approximately 7 billion humans on earth, there are more than 19 billion chickens according the UN FAO Stats

With those kinds of numbers, I am guessing that you probably have some chickens right now, or are planning to get some. In addition to my somewhat sensational list above, this show has a lot more information. I was surprised to find that a chicken’s right eye is used for finding food, while the left is dedicated to watching for predators. There is also a lot of great footage and discussion about chicken language and behaviors. And meeting Jane Howorth and her chicken rescue project is quite inspiring.

This is definitely worth watching.

–

–

(Visited 427 times, 1 visits today)