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The Intelligence of Chickens

Intelligence of Chickens The intelligence of chickens is often underestimated. Studies are beginning to show that these birds have remarkable cognitive abilities. Christine Nicol, professor of animal welfare at the University of Bristol, has studied social learning in chickens and stated, Domestic chickens show remarkable abilities to learn socially and to benefit from the correct […]

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Birds Flu in Indonesia

Birds Flu in Indonesia Press accounts of birds flu in Indonesia were seen by poultry farmers as conflating suspected cases while the public did see the accounts as informative, though many became de-sensitized to the idea of impending danger or only temporarily changed their poultry-related behavior. Rumors also circulated in Java in 2006. These tended […]

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