Re: Stupid question?

From: Bird! (zbird_at_nospamuk2.net)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 17:07:08 +1300

There are two types of birds... ones that have chicks that are feathered and
up and running within the day and the sparrow etc type that have no feathers
and cannot fend for themselves at all for quite some time. I can't remember
what these two types are called. Someone did tell me once a long time ago
when the realisation first dawned on me.

I watched one of my pullets eye up a slug one day. She kept cocking her head
and staring at it every time she thought she saw it move. It wasn't in any
hurry and she didn't seem to notice it if it didn't move. She wandered off
after a while, leaving the slug to do whatever it was doing.
She's ten this year.

Bird!

"Debra Schwinn" <dmschwinn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:opsjufilxeaduxwl@windermere...
> On 30 Dec 2004 14:19:56 -0800, Ken <kadney@turbotek.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > whether chickens can see you, when looking straight at
> >> you,
> >> or do they have to turn their heads sideways, to see you?
> >
> > It's a truism that prey have their eyes on the side of their heads
> > (greater peripheral vision) and that predators have their eyes in the
> > front (parallax view/depth perception). As far as I know, everybody
> > can see what's in front of them (although we all pretty much get into
> > trouble anyway). :-)
> >
>
> Nope, not true. Horses can not see directly infront of them. Far off in
> the distance, yes. 10ft or closer, no. My girls always look side ways at
> stuff near them, meaning that they must be the same way?
>
> --
> Deb
> Double D Homestead
> Fresh Eggs from Free Range Chickens