First one is on cows, next one will be on chickens. 3 in total.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... f..._Cows/
The Private Life Of... (Jimmy Doherty on cows, chickens,etc)
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Re: The Private Life Of... (Jimmy Doherty on cows, chickens,
We watched the chicken one last night. There wasn`t a lot that we didn`t know already but the bits about the superiority of hens` eyesight and their surprising teachability were interesting. And the fact that they could tell that a stuffed fox dragged along on a trolley was no threat.
A fun programme.
A fun programme.
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Re: The Private Life Of... (Jimmy Doherty on cows, chickens,
I really enjoyed it too!
http://chateaumoorhen.blogspot.com/boboff wrote:Oh and just for MMM,(thanks)
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Re: The Private Life Of... (Jimmy Doherty on cows, chickens,
I thought it was interesting that chickens' eyes have different uses. One to watch for predators and the other to look for food. Slightly scary, then, that every time I go near them they look at me first out of one eye, then they turn their heads and use the other one. It must mean they are weighing me up:
FOOD or FOE?
FOOD or FOE?
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Re: The Private Life Of... (Jimmy Doherty on cows, chickens,
Thomzo wrote:I thought it was interesting that chickens' eyes have different uses. One to watch for predators and the other to look for food. Slightly scary, then, that every time I go near them they look at me first out of one eye, then they turn their heads and use the other one. It must mean they are weighing me up:
FOOD or FOE?
It was really watchable...looking forward to pigs next week!The cockerel makes the noise, the hen produces the goods!! anon
Re: The Private Life Of... (Jimmy Doherty on cows, chickens,
I experimented with this eyesight thing.
Ginger has a habit of flying over the fence into the veg plot and I have to entice her back if she won`t let me pick her up. I tried approaching her from the right - the food side - and succeeded in picking her up every time!
Result!
Ginger has a habit of flying over the fence into the veg plot and I have to entice her back if she won`t let me pick her up. I tried approaching her from the right - the food side - and succeeded in picking her up every time!
Result!
We are stardust, we are golden, and we`ve got to get ourselves back to the garden.
Re: The Private Life Of... (Jimmy Doherty on cows, chickens,
I enjoyed the programme and look forward to pigs this week. Well done to Merry and your experiment which worked .
oh! yet
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Re: The Private Life Of... (Jimmy Doherty on cows, chickens,
Excellent prog! Really enjoying this series
Terri x
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Re: The Private Life Of... (Jimmy Doherty on cows, chickens,
That's all folks i think - have a feeling this was just a three parter. Hope you enjoyed it.