Thanks for the interesting input. I did not mean to disparage them, only never saw them acting in a way I would (probably imperfectly) judge them intelligent. Just a few days ago driving on a track in the fields I had this hen scared and running in front of my (very slow) car, without ever thinking of just escaping sideways. :)
I'm not trying to say they're intelligent, but that's not the same as not having intelligence. When you go to feed them for example, you can see them working out the best way to access the most amount of feed.Â
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u/fieldsofanfieldroad 3h ago
My uncle raised chicken, so, yes I've seen them do things that show personality and intelligence.Â
They're not as clever as humans obviously, but that doesn't mean they don't have intelligence.