Animals think in pictures, not words. I don’t think chickens feel sadness, per se. They will adjust quickly. Like Buugette said, their minds are programmed to be based on food, with sides of nests, dust-baths, and predator avoidance.
Do chickens think?
A recent study has shown that chickens are intelligent and emotional animals, and are able to “ demonstrate thinking skills on par with mammals and primates “. If you hide an object from a chicken, they will still know it’s there — this is something even young human kids aren’t able to do.
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Chickens do have brains, yes. Interestingly, most of a chicken’s brain is located at the back of their skull, particularly the stem and parts that keep a chicken alive. Hence, why a chicken can run around with its head cut off, and even survive for a short time.
You should be asking “Do chickens see better than humans?”
An answer is that it’s widely believed that chickens are colour blind and have poor vision- this is not the case. They actually have better vision than humans. Humans have three different cone types in their eyes which mean we can perceive red, green and blue colours.
What kind of personality does a chicken have?
Empathetic: Some chickens have shown the ability to be protective of not only their own chicks, but those of others. Manipulative: Chickens can be cunning and show some sort of machiavellian manipulation so as to get them what they want.
What do you know about your chicks?
Chickens have full-color vision —no color-blindness here! Who likes to sunbathe? Apparently everyone—humans, cats, dogs, and chickens too! You can’t blame them, and they don’t even need sunscreen. Chickens are real sleeping beauties— they experience rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which means they dream just like we do.