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Chickens

Episode 2 of 3

Jimmy Doherty reveals the hidden lives of farmyard animals. He visits a farm in Devon to find out how chickens work out the pecking order and how they communicate with chicks.

Jimmy Doherty embarks on a quest to reveal the hidden lives of farmyard animals. He finds out about chickens: often taken for granted, what really goes on inside their brains? On a farm in Devon he finds out how chickens decide the pecking order. He also tries to find answers to questions such as how do chickens communicate with their chicks? How can chickens look in two directions at once? And can hens really change sex?

59 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Apr 2020 02:30

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:06

    Mumford & Sons

    The Cave

  • 00:10

    Mumford & Sons

    After the Storm

  • 00:33

    Sigur R贸s

    Ba Ba

  • 00:52

    Noah and the Whale

    2 Atoms in a Molecule

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jimmy Doherty
Director Ishbel MacDonald
Producer Ishbel MacDonald
Producer Colin Cameron
Executive Producer Greg Lanning

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