cool story, soon, the chickens shall conspire and take over the world. Dolphins did it once. But no one was looking

awesome post. i don't know why, but that is really really interesting.

Even if chickens communicate information, that doesn't make them "intelligent" the vast majority of animals convey information via sound, visual, and other methods. Even insects such as bees convey information by "dancing". It is an logic fallacy to equate conveyance of information with intelligence.

Many animals and even birds teach their young to build nests, hunt prey, etc. Again. That doesn't mean that robin singing outside your office is intelligent

A chicken only has to be smart enough to be good at being a chicken.