A chicken on Gabriola Island will be part of the next Guinness Book of World Records, not for her size or for laying a lot of eggs, but for her intelligence. Kylie Stanton reports.
Lacey’s owner, Emily Carrington, is a veterinarian and said chickens are a lot smarter than most people think.Carrington trained the group to peck on letters, colours and symbols that would get them a treat.With two official timers, two different video angles and two witnesses on hand, the chickens were put through their paces.“Lacey was the one who got the most,” Carrington said. “She beat the other ones by one, so she’s got the record.”B.C.
Carrington is now in the process of launching her YouTube channel to share what she’s learned, hoping to show others raising chickens just how egg-strodinary they are.“You know, they’re different from us,” she said. “They’re like us in some ways. Understand them and then, maybe we can be a little kinder to them. It’s quite amazing.