Not even protocol

Denyse cites a study showing that people can learn to interpret the way chickens communicate.

As with all scientific “studies” of human/animal relations, the people who actually WORK with the animal already know. Scientists ignore the people who WORK with animals and start from (heh) scratch every time. This isn’t even textbook scientific protocol. You’re supposed to familiarize yourself with existing knowledge first, otherwise you’re wasting time and money.

Chicken farmers always recognized the individual personalities, the social structure, and the language of chickens.