Whether happy or sad, when hens get flustered they see red — and so do their farmers. Literally. In a recent study into animal emotional intelligence, researchers found that not only do chickens ...

Studying emotion in animals is a complex research field, little explored up to now in birds, although reddening of the skin had already been observed in previous work on the blue-and-yellow macaw. An ...

Ever get so angry or embarrassed that you go red in the face? We have all been there. But now, apparently so do chickens. Skin going red in response to certain emotions has been observed in other ...

Assessing the reddening of a hen: lighter red when at rest (on the left), scarlet red during negative experiences such as capture. Studying emotion in animals is a complex research field, little ...