It is an interesting fact that chickens do have strong memories. Chickens might even have better memories as compared to most humans. Did you know that chickens have the ability to remember the faces of their own kind of species?
As an average person with an average human memory, it would be impossible for me to distinguish 100 chicken-faces. Maybe I can do 5 to 10 chickens provided that they have unique feathers allowing me to differentiate them apart. But in most cases, chickens tends to look just like just the same.
When I was still studying back in college, I memorize things through the traditional method of “repetition”. I just keep on repeating the words, numbers or formulas until I can repeat the exact terms without looking back at my notes. At least these things do have meanings which makes it a lot much easier to memorize. But when it comes to faces especially that of the chickens, I find it difficult.
In my own opinion, chickens probably have “photographic memory”. This is a type of memory that only few people have it. They are able to store memories into their mind clearly as a photograph. It is actually more like a video-camera. So if you have it, you are one extremely lucky individual.
If you own a chicken farm and you are the one who constantly feed them every day then, you will notice that your chickens have grown accustomed to you. They know you through your face which is the reason why they approach you without hesitation.
I actually do have a friend who owns several unique breed of chickens as pets. One day, he left them under the care of his family for 2 years. When he came back home, he was surprised that his chickens still do remember him. This means that the memories stored within their brains aren’t just short-term but long-term which is completely amazing.
Between a chicken who is left to roam around the environment and a caged chicken, who has a better memory and intelligence? To answer this question, there was actually a scientific study held by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences about it.
To save you from the boring part, I won’t be discussing how the scientists performed their experiments. If you are an animal lover then rest assured that no harm were done to the chickens.
The scientists who performed the experiment came up into a conclusion that chickens who are given the freedom to roam around gave a much impressive result as the caged chickens. Why? It’s because chickens with freedom are more exposed to a complex environment. They have already encountered various challenges which has a great contribution into their brain activity.
Moreover, chicken or egg consumption is beneficial for your memory. You might be surprised to know that chicken or egg is rich in “choline” which helps in protecting your brain from the effect of aging. Unfortunately, chickens now a days are easily targeted by a viral infection which is more commonly known as “bird flu”. So before you attempt to eat a chicken, make sure that there isn’t any reports about bird flu in your area.
According to a certain scientific study, a chicken can distinguish about 100 faces of their kind. To me, all chickens have similar faces but only different in the color of their feathers. I think that through the colors of their feathers, it is the only possible way for us humans to distinguish them apart from one another.
As an average person with an average human memory, it would be impossible for me to distinguish 100 chicken-faces. Maybe I can do 5 to 10 chickens provided that they have unique feathers allowing me to differentiate them apart. But in most cases, chickens tends to look just like just the same.
When I was still studying back in college, I memorize things through the traditional method of “repetition”. I just keep on repeating the words, numbers or formulas until I can repeat the exact terms without looking back at my notes. At least these things do have meanings which makes it a lot much easier to memorize. But when it comes to faces especially that of the chickens, I find it difficult.
In my own opinion, chickens probably have “photographic memory”. This is a type of memory that only few people have it. They are able to store memories into their mind clearly as a photograph. It is actually more like a video-camera. So if you have it, you are one extremely lucky individual.
Do You Own a Chicken Farm?
If you own a chicken farm and you are the one who constantly feed them every day then, you will notice that your chickens have grown accustomed to you. They know you through your face which is the reason why they approach you without hesitation.
I actually do have a friend who owns several unique breed of chickens as pets. One day, he left them under the care of his family for 2 years. When he came back home, he was surprised that his chickens still do remember him. This means that the memories stored within their brains aren’t just short-term but long-term which is completely amazing.
Free Chicken versus Caged Chicken
Between a chicken who is left to roam around the environment and a caged chicken, who has a better memory and intelligence? To answer this question, there was actually a scientific study held by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences about it.
To save you from the boring part, I won’t be discussing how the scientists performed their experiments. If you are an animal lover then rest assured that no harm were done to the chickens.
The scientists who performed the experiment came up into a conclusion that chickens who are given the freedom to roam around gave a much impressive result as the caged chickens. Why? It’s because chickens with freedom are more exposed to a complex environment. They have already encountered various challenges which has a great contribution into their brain activity.
Moreover, chicken or egg consumption is beneficial for your memory. You might be surprised to know that chicken or egg is rich in “choline” which helps in protecting your brain from the effect of aging. Unfortunately, chickens now a days are easily targeted by a viral infection which is more commonly known as “bird flu”. So before you attempt to eat a chicken, make sure that there isn’t any reports about bird flu in your area.
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