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Overheard my neighbor telling his kid chickens are basically tiny dinosaurs
He was pointing at my Barred Rock, Bertha, and said 'See that? That's a T-Rex with feathers.' It made me watch them differently, especially when they chase a grasshopper. Anyone else have a flock of backyard raptors?
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evanh276h ago
Isn't that comparison a bit of a stretch? Chickens are birds, and birds did come from dinosaurs, but calling them raptors feels like a fun story more than science. My hens act more like little feathered pigs, scratching and eating everything in sight, not hunting with any real plan. The dinosaur link is cool, but I see them as their own thing now.
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ray_foster674h ago
Okay but hear me out. What if the "scratching and eating everything" IS the hunting plan? A velociraptor wouldn't pass up an easy bug or lizard just sitting there. My rooster goes after mice in the barn like it's his job, and he's got a pretty good success rate. Isn't that just a simple, effective way to hunt without needing a big brain?
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