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Chickens 'cleverer than toddlers' according to new study!

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Could the humble hen really be brighter than your toddler?

Chickens are cleverer than toddlers according to new study

According to Dr Christine Nicol, professor of animal welfare at Bristol University and the head of a study sponsored by the Happy Egg Company, the domesticated chicken is ‘something of a phenomenon’

The new study shows that chickens may be brighter than young children in numeracy and basic skills.

The humble chuck is apparently capable of mathematical reasoning and logic, including numeracy, self-control and even basic structural engineering, following research. Who knew?

These kinds of traits are normally only shown in children above the age of four.

Dr Nicol told The Times: "Studies over the past 20 years have revealed their finely honed sensory capacities, their ability to think, draw inferences, apply logic and plan ahead."

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That's bad news for me. I've already stopped eating pork and all pork products because an adult pig has the intelligence of a four year old and piglets can respond to their own name when they are only three weeks old. Now I'll have to stop eating chicken. I'll be a very reluctant veggie soon :-(

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