News tagged with domestic hens

The foundations of empathy are found in the chicken

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study has gained new insight into the minds of domestic hens, discovering, for the first time, that domestic hens show a clear physiological and behavioural response when their chicks are mildly distressed.

Plants & Animals

Mar 9, 2011

For the rooster, size matters—Pleiotropic genes affect comb size and egg production

A lone rooster sees a lot of all the hens in the flock, but the hen with the largest comb gets a bigger dose of sperm - and thus more chicks. This sounds natural, but behind all this is humanity's hunger for eggs.

Plants & Animals

Sep 4, 2012

News tagged with domestic hens

The foundations of empathy are found in the chicken

For the rooster, size matters—Pleiotropic genes affect comb size and egg production

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