Monthly Archive: February 2020

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Do Chickens Mean What They Say?

Animal behaviorists all agree that the various sounds chickens make have meaning. But they disagree on how to interpret the meaning. Some believe chickens speak a language, similar to human language. Others question whether chickens mean what they say. They...

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How to Grow Ginger in Your Garden

Ginger seems like an exotic spice from a faraway place. I used it for many years before realizing how easy it is to grow ginger in your garden. My moment of epiphany occurred one year when crystallized ginger inexplicably became...

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Do Chickens Speak a Language?

Chickens make a lot of different sounds, and every one of them means something, at least to another chicken. But do chickens speak a language? Do they convey information in the same way humans do with words? Do chickens, like...