Photos of chickens, taken by chickens

Post by ekianjo » Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 10:36 PM UTC

dangle1 wrote: post #18

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Yeah, probably not the same at all. When I was kid I used to work summers on a family-owned free-range chicken farm. I remember being fascinated by the behavior of chickens. I also spent a lot of time figuring out if they could remember me, and some did remembered and where more keen on approaching, they were totally conditioned by the fact that I used to give them some different kind of grain food. They even made th…

After my wife convinced me to get chickens, I went from being ignorant and dismissive of chickens to loving having them in our backyard. It's impressive how distinctive their personalities are given the approx. 50 neurons they're working with in life. It's like having toddler dinosaurs bumbling around and having little adventures for your entertainment.

Post by memling » Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 10:44 PM UTC

SoftTalker wrote: post #82

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Befriending one of the more intelligent birds (jays, or crows) is also very entertaining, though they are still wild of course.

Just don't betray their friendship, as they will not forget it.

Post by dylan604 » Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 10:48 PM UTC

dangle1 wrote: post #18

pelagicAustral wrote: post #12

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Yeah, probably not the same at all. When I was kid I used to work summers on a family-owned free-range chicken farm. I remember being fascinated by the behavior of chickens. I also spent a lot of time figuring out if they could remember me, and some did remembered and where more keen on approaching, they were totally conditioned by the fact that I used to give them some different kind of grain food. They even made th…

After my wife convinced me to get chickens, I went from being ignorant and dismissive of chickens to loving having them in our backyard. It's impressive how distinctive their personalities are given the approx. 50 neurons they're working with in life. It's like having toddler dinosaurs bumbling around and having little adventures for your entertainment.

Post by dylan604 » Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 10:52 PM UTC

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jahlove wrote: post #2

> Are these chicken selfies? > Yes. The chickens are using an input device (the motion sensor) to invoke a computer function (the capture method on the Pi), which invokes a series of events that results in the photo being taken, uploaded, and shared. > This is identical to a human using an input device (tapping a button) to invoke a computer function (the post method on Instagram), which invokes a series of events th…

I guess it's more of a philosophical query. Who took the photo, the chicken or the human ;)

Post by Hellbanevil » Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 10:54 PM UTC

alar44 wrote: post #53

jahlove wrote: post #2

> Are these chicken selfies? > Yes. The chickens are using an input device (the motion sensor) to invoke a computer function (the capture method on the Pi), which invokes a series of events that results in the photo being taken, uploaded, and shared. > This is identical to a human using an input device (tapping a button) to invoke a computer function (the post method on Instagram), which invokes a series of events th…

Correct. He created a trail cam with a Canon 70D. I'm not sure why this is supposed to be interesting.