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How to Read a Chicken’s Mind
Understand How Chickens Learn, Perceive People, Express Emotions, and Pass Down Knowledge
Description
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.
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.
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Praise
"Melissa Caughey will put you in awe of these common birds so many take for granted.”
—Sy Montgomery, author of Birdology and What a Chicken Knows
"Melissa Caughey is to chickens what Jane Goodall is to chimpanzees."
—John Kricher, author of Peterson Guide to Bird Behavior
“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
"A delightful dive into the world of chickens."
—Library Journal