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Talking animals
Ok, so if cows talk to cows
chickens talk to chickens
turkeys talk to turkeys
You think the older ones tell the younger ones what really happened to the ones that dissappeared?
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| January 27, 2008, 21:48 |
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Re: Talking animals
QUOTE (JCSOS @ January 27, 2008, 21:48)Ok, so if cows talk to cows
chickens talk to chickens
turkeys talk to turkeys
You think the older ones tell the younger ones what really happened to the ones that dissappeared?
No, they mostly talk about the weather and such, once in awhile they will talk about religion and politics, but they tend to avoid those subjects, they don't want to bring themselves down to human level. 
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| January 27, 2008, 23:06 |
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Re: Talking animals
maybe THEN we'd finally get an answer to "which CAME first...."
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| January 28, 2008, 02:41 |
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Re: Talking animals
QUOTE (JCSOS @ January 27, 2008, 21:48)Ok, so if cows talk to cows
chickens talk to chickens
turkeys talk to turkeys
You think the older ones tell the younger ones what really happened to the ones that dissappeared?
Nah, I think when the farmer heads out with an ax the older one's say, "No sweetheart, you go first, you are younger."
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| January 28, 2008, 08:47 |
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i have to believe the answer is no, because if the animals really DID talk to each other, we humans might just become food for THEM........worth a thought isnt it ? 
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| January 28, 2008, 09:32 |
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Re: Talking animals
Okay...you're getting this straight from an ex-chicken farmer...yes chickens just like any other animal has their own "language"...one chicken call means danger from above, like a hawk,(head for the underbrush!) one for certain dangerous weather conditions, (head for the coop!)and another one that means the predator is on the ground,(hide in the trees) and when they were free ranging, the roosters crow intermittenly to indicate their location to the other groups in the flock.
So...I don't doubt that chickens have a call for "farmer with an ax" (Never butchered my chickens, they were for eggs only.)
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| January 28, 2008, 09:41 |
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QUOTE (Chazzy @ January 28, 2008, 09:41)Okay...you're getting this straight from an ex-chicken farmer...yes chickens just like any other animal has their own "language"...one chicken call means danger from above, like a hawk,(head for the underbrush!) one for certain dangerous weather conditions, (head for the coop!)and another one that means the predator is on the ground,(hide in the trees) and when they were free ranging, the roosters crow intermittenly to indicate their location to the other groups in the flock.
So...I don't doubt that chickens have a call for "farmer with an ax" (Never butchered my chickens, they were for eggs only.)
"Farmer with an axe!" (we're totally screwed!)
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| January 28, 2008, 10:32 |
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Re: Re: Talking animals
QUOTE (Chazzy @ January 28, 2008, 09:41)Okay...you're getting this straight from an ex-chicken farmer...yes chickens just like any other animal has their own "language"...one chicken call means danger from above, like a hawk,(head for the underbrush!) one for certain dangerous weather conditions, (head for the coop!)and another one that means the predator is on the ground,(hide in the trees) and when they were free ranging, the roosters crow intermittenly to indicate their location to the other groups in the flock.
So...I don't doubt that chickens have a call for "farmer with an ax" (Never butchered my chickens, they were for eggs only.)
So, what hapens to the chickens when they no longer lay eggs?
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| January 28, 2008, 17:12 |
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QUOTE (JCSOS @ January 28, 2008, 17:12) QUOTE (Chazzy @ January 28, 2008, 09:41)Okay...you're getting this straight from an ex-chicken farmer...yes chickens just like any other animal has their own "language"...one chicken call means danger from above, like a hawk,(head for the underbrush!) one for certain dangerous weather conditions, (head for the coop!)and another one that means the predator is on the ground,(hide in the trees) and when they were free ranging, the roosters crow intermittenly to indicate their location to the other groups in the flock.
So...I don't doubt that chickens have a call for "farmer with an ax" (Never butchered my chickens, they were for eggs only.)
So, what hapens to the chickens when they no longer lay eggs?
Hens just don't lay eggs in one nest and hatch out only their own chicks, they will lay eggs in any available nesting box especially if there is already an egg or two there(that's why chicken farmers use glass eggs..or in a pinch a few odd glass doorknobs)
The older hens make better mother hens than the younger laying hens. So...the young layers lay all the eggs but allot of times, it's the older hens that do the brooding, hatching raising of the chicks. Even when hens are too old to lay, they still do an excellent job of brooding and hatching and all the mother hen chores.
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| January 28, 2008, 20:56 |
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QUOTE (Chazzy @ January 28, 2008, 20:56) QUOTE (JCSOS @ January 28, 2008, 17:12) QUOTE (Chazzy @ January 28, 2008, 09:41)Okay...you're getting this straight from an ex-chicken farmer...yes chickens just like any other animal has their own "language"...one chicken call means danger from above, like a hawk,(head for the underbrush!) one for certain dangerous weather conditions, (head for the coop!)and another one that means the predator is on the ground,(hide in the trees) and when they were free ranging, the roosters crow intermittenly to indicate their location to the other groups in the flock.
So...I don't doubt that chickens have a call for "farmer with an ax" (Never butchered my chickens, they were for eggs only.)
So, what hapens to the chickens when they no longer lay eggs?
Hens just don't lay eggs in one nest and hatch out only their own chicks, they will lay eggs in any available nesting box especially if there is already an egg or two there(that's why chicken farmers use glass eggs..or in a pinch a few odd glass doorknobs)
The older hens make better mother hens than the younger laying hens. So...the young layers lay all the eggs but allot of times, it's the older hens that do the brooding, hatching raising of the chicks. Even when hens are too old to lay, they still do an excellent job of brooding and hatching and all the mother hen chores.
Sounds kind of like grandparents...
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| January 28, 2008, 22:11 |
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Re: Talking animals
Yep...kinda like that....all the years I raised chickens, I never had a reason to cull the flock like most farmers do.
They will form their own community and take care of things very well themselves.
There are even "uncles" in the flocks, the uncles are the lower pecking order roosters and they take over the care of the chicks when the chicks reach the age of getting kicked out of the nest. The uncles make sure they watch over them while they free range and makes sure they all get back into the coop on time for the evening lock down.
Beleive me, I've seen a whole lot of things from chickens, they aren't that dumb at all!
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| January 28, 2008, 22:23 |
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QUOTE (Chazzy @ January 28, 2008, 22:23)Yep...kinda like that....all the years I raised chickens, I never had a reason to cull the flock like most farmers do.
They will form their own community and take care of things very well themselves.
There are even "uncles" in the flocks, the uncles are the lower pecking order roosters and they take over the care of the chicks when the chicks reach the age of getting kicked out of the nest. The uncles make sure they watch over them while they free range and makes sure they all get back into the coop on time for the evening lock down.
Beleive me, I've seen a whole lot of things from chickens, they aren't that dumb at all!
Interesting...perhaps we could learn alot from chickens on how to raise children...grandparents, uncles all watching over the munchkins making certain they make it back home safely.
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| January 29, 2008, 00:39 |
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Re: Talking animals
If there is a ground predator endangering her chicks, A hen will sqwack, flop around and fake a broken wing and lame leg to entice the predator away from them.
There are always some hens that decide they want to be a rooster, they will take on on the posturing and try like hell to crow...don't know why the do that, but it's hilarious to see.
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| January 29, 2008, 08:00 |
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QUOTE (Chazzy @ January 29, 2008, 08:00)If there is a ground predator endangering her chicks, A hen will sqwack, flop around and fake a broken wing and lame leg to entice the predator away from them.
There are always some hens that decide they want to be a rooster, they will take on on the posturing and try like hell to crow...don't know why the do that, but it's hilarious to see.
Transexual chickens?
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| January 29, 2008, 20:19 |
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I dunno...it could be just a freaky chicken thing for them to try to act like roosters, but I do have my own theory on it...it usually happens when the roosters way out number the hens...I think the hens just get tired of all the wild rooster sex and try to camouflage themselves as just another rooster just to get a break and some rest....
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| January 29, 2008, 20:23 |
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QUOTE (Chazzy @ January 29, 2008, 20:23)I dunno...it could be just a freaky chicken thing for them to try to act like roosters, but I do have my own theory on it...it usually happens when the roosters way out number the hens...I think the hens just get tired of all the wild rooster sex and try to camouflage themselves as just another rooster just to get a break and some rest....
Perhaps instead of the freaky chicken that is where the dance the funky chicken came from Chazzy...one never knows...LOL
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| January 29, 2008, 21:22 |
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QUOTE (Chazzy @ January 29, 2008, 20:23)I dunno...it could be just a freaky chicken thing for them to try to act like roosters, but I do have my own theory on it...it usually happens when the roosters way out number the hens...I think the hens just get tired of all the wild rooster sex and try to camouflage themselves as just another rooster just to get a break and some rest....
Why don't the hens have a crow that tells the roosters they have a headache?
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| January 30, 2008, 05:47 |
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QUOTE (Chazzy @ January 29, 2008, 20:23)I dunno...it could be just a freaky chicken thing for them to try to act like roosters, but I do have my own theory on it...it usually happens when the roosters way out number the hens...I think the hens just get tired of all the wild rooster sex and try to camouflage themselves as just another rooster just to get a break and some rest....
Maybe they are transgender chickens
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