How to Read a Chicken's Mind: Understand How Chickens Learn, Perceive People, Express Emotions, and Pass Down Knowledge

A bestselling author and expert on chicken behavior leads readers into the surprisingly complex inner workings of a chicken's brain. Backyard chicken keeper Melissa Caughey shares her years of experience and research about our feathered friends with this entertaining and informative exploration of what chickens think and feel. From chick days to the golden stage of "henopause," Caughey offers insights into the range of feelings that chickens can express, their unexpected intelligence, personality types, and flock dynamics. Table of Contents:1 The Universal Bond between Humans and ChickensThe Domestication of ChickensHow People Perceive ChickensHow Chickens Perceive PeopleDo My Chickens Love Me?Chickens as HealersDeveloping Trust 2 Flock Talk: How Chickens CommunicateShouting and WhisperingI Recognize That Voice!Understanding Different LanguagesFowl LanguageHow to Speak RoosterFood CallsThe Importance of NamesDifferent Roles in the FlockWhen Henopause Happens 3 From Feathers to Feet and Everything In BetweenChicken Anatomy [spread]All about the BeakChicken Ears Are Better than Human EarsThe Beauty and Function of FeathersLegs and Feet 4 Chicken Psychology: Deeper into the Realm of Bird BrainsHow Do Chickens Learn?Passing Down Knowledge and TraditionDo I Know You?: Recognizing OthersCovert Chickens: Speaking in CodeDevilish Chickens: Deceit and ManipulationBroody Hens in Hypnotic StateMemory and Sense of TimeSelf -AwarenessPersonality TraitsFeelings and Emotions Epilogue - Do Chickens Have Souls?   Review Quotes:"This book will make you really love chickens and teach you a lot about animal behavior."-- Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make Us Human and Animals in Translation"Melissa Caughey is to chickens what Jane Goodall is to chimpanzees."-- John Kricher, author of Peterson Guide to Bird Behavior"A delightful dive into the world of chickens."-- Library Journal   Melissa Caughey is the author of the best-selling books How to Speak Chicken and A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens, as well as Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups. She is a backyard chicken keeper, beekeeper, master gardener, and writer who pens the award-winning blog Tilly's Nest. Caughey has been featured in many national publications and can be found speaking on an array of topics at events across the country. She lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.   Storey Publishing Pub Date: February 04, 2025 0.5" H x 7.9" L x 5.9" W 128 pages paperback