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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (103215)	5/4/2005 10:26:41 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

The Franklin grouse is not exactly a chicken, but they are not exactly smart either. They will let you walk up and hit them with a stick or throw a rock until you kill them for supper. That's why local people call them "Fool Hens." apc.tamu.edu Other grouse, the blue grouse and ruffed grouse for example, tend to take flight or run when you approach them. The smartest bird of all is the raven. When I lived in Juneau, the ravens always sat on the light poles in front of my house on garbage days but not on other days. The standard locking lid garbage cans were worthless against them. I always secured my garbage can with two bungee cords, but sometimes they managed to get in anyway. Once in, they can empty a garbage can in about 30 seconds flat. Ravens have quite a vocabulary. I know one word they use but can't replicate it. It says: "I'm so darned full I can't eat another bite!" Ravens are usually at or near the TOP of the totem poles I've seen.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (103215)	5/4/2005 10:47:45 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 108807

You really need to get out and about and interact with some of these animals. The dumbest Holstein I've ever met is worlds beyond the smartest chicken you'll ever meet. They do truly have personalities. And, holsteins are dumb, dumb, dumb. I've been around them, fed them, shoveled their manure.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (103215)	5/4/2005 11:18:05 PM
From: Grainne	Respond to of 108807

You may not relate to the intelligence that chickens have, I will definitely agree with that. But the way scientists are determining the intelligence of chickens and other farm animals is by constructing experiments and watching chickens solve problems, etc. Did you ever bother to do this with your chickens? I don't think many American farmers are really interested in this level of connection. So even though your opinion of chickens is based on your observations, chickens can still be very intelligent. Did you read this article? Message 21293808