I always thought chickens were not very bright. And I still think that, based on personal experience.

I’ve seen chickens escape from a chicken pen, then run frantically around the outside perimeter clearly wanting to go back inside while I stand with the open door calling, “Here, chick, chick, chick,” to no avail.

I’ve seen hens choose to lay eggs in some other hen’s nest and then look befuddled when evening comes and another hen has settled down in the nest where the invader lay her eggs.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to determine that chickens are their own worst enemies.

However, there are exceptions to every rule. I have no idea what the average chicken’s IQ is. It has to be more

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