Roosters & Hens Fun Facts🐓

Hello guys, today's article is about rooster and hens. We will be talking about some fun facts related to chickens and how smart they are. If you like animals you should enjoy this.

Chickens are birds

When we think of birds, we only imagine birds flying high in the sky or pigeons for example, but chickens are also birds. They look like a bird, they act like a bird, and are also able to fly, well not all of them for an instance. Chickens are wonderful animals.

Facts about chickens

Chickens, be it a rooster or a hen, are full of energy and never sit still. They do make great pets to keep at home and makes your life happier. Some fun facts about roosters and hens include the following:

• Chickens are smart: Yes, you read that write. Chickens are definitely smart and make great pets as well as great companions for a good couple of years from our lifetime. They can identify hidden objects and where you put them, and have self control. They are very intelligent animals and will totally make you shocked. They can learn tricks as well as get trained to come to your location by calling them with their own name, and their response is pretty fast.

• Smart memory: This bird is definitely smart as spoken about above, but having a great memory is considered a great bonus as well. Roosters and hens tend to recognize their human owners and other people's faces, and have great memory that for an instance if a person act in a really bad way towards them, they remember the act and do tell other chickens about the act and the person. Yes, they are really smart and also sweet, so be nice to the chickens!

• Mirror test: Chickens, for a fact, are very smart animals, but tend to not recognize themselves in mirrors. Hens are more likely to try making friends with their reflection while male chickens will most likely fight with the other rooster or have other types of reactions.

• Playful animals: Chickens LOVE playing. They are playful and full of energy. You can play with them by running together or giving them toys to play with or shred apart. They can play for a long time and are really entertaining to watch. Putting a light reflection in the chicken coop if you have a coop outside will definitely make the hens chase the light reflection and they will have fun doing that.

• Dreaming: They do dream! Those lovely fluffy animals do dream just like human beings.

• Flying: Some types of chickens do fly, literally. Some other types do not fly or just hover down a hill to the ground with their wings, but the types that fly makes the situation look kind of weird but fascinating for our eyes to see. They are birds after all and are amazing to watch.

• Salt: Roosters and hens do taste salt. They can taste salt but they can not taste sweet treats or sweet stuff.

• Food: Chickens LOVE food, they basically eat almost ANYTHING. They do eat pizza, burgers, rice, fruits, vegetables, you name it! Those animals are almost like humans when it comes to food. They can eat A LOT and will make you pretty shocked on what they like to eat. They eat meat as well as vegetables. Have you ordered some type of Asian food? There is a high chance they can eat with you and need their own plate. American food? Say no more. Pizza delivery order for your pet rooster or hen is the way to go.

• Food that should NOT be given to chickens: Foods to avoid are as follows: Chocolates, Coffee and Tea, Avocados and Candies.

Animals of affection:

Chickens for a fact tend to be very affectionate towards their owners and make great pets as stated above. They can be really sweet and follow you anywhere you go, most of the time. They act like a dog or a cat when it comes to following you around in the house. They can sleep on your feet, in your room, or on an item that belongs to you, if they love you. Those lovely affectionate birds tend to show affection in many ways as well as giving you rubs with their beaks on a part of your body. You can cuddle with them too. They love being pet on the crown and the red beard, on the head, chest or back.

Farting:

Yes, those lovely animals do fart just like humans and other animals as well. Chickens can fart.

Hens protection:

Just like any mother in the world, where she would beat the heck out of someone trying to mess with her children, hens tend to be aggressive when it comes to feeling danger towards their baby chicks. They will surely protect them and fight back any predator trying to sneak in to eat the baby chicks or hurt them. Any potential danger is considered a no for a mother hen, and her babies should always be safe. Chicken hens are capable to fight off literally any animal trying to cause danger to the babies. They can fight off a cat, a dog, or even a crow. Hens will surely try to fight off other bigger animals, even wolves, foxes and snakes, and hopefully the dangerous animals will go away feeling threatened by the brave mom. Snakes on the other hand tend to get a heavy beat down before going away.

Conclusion: Chickens are amazing, they make great pets, fun pets and are affectionate towards their beloved owner. They can recognize faces and tend to be playful as well as very intelligent animals. We do eat chicken, be it from a restaurant or buying a piece of chicken for food from the grocery store, but after all, chickens themselves tend to ALSO eat chicken as food, which is most likely available in the next PIZZA you order for them. They are definitely adorable and fascinating animals.

Thanks for reading, have a good day friends.