Do chickens get upset when their eggs get taken by humans?

At our place: Inside the chicken pen, where nest boxes are furnished, the hens see me taking eggs daily and do not seem alarmed. However…If I try and take an egg while the hen is still on the nest, she will not lay there again. If the hens are roaming the yard regularly, they will pick their own nest spots. read more

Chickens are not the brightest critters in the world. In our chicken coop we keep one fake egg in each of the nest boxes as a decoy, and that's enough to fool our hens into not realizing their eggs are going missing. read more

Quote:X2 Chickens might look to you as if they are sad, but that is more so your guilt for taking the eggs. My hens are not even fazed and any looks I get are more of curiosity than anything. I have never had a depressed hen from the loss of eggs or chicks. read more

Humans didn't take over the world because eating eggs, and chickens are far from taking it over themselves. Actually the opposite: there are many chickens now just because humans eat them and theor eegs, and breeding them for that purpose. read more