Can Chickens See Color?

Overview

Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if chickens see color. Methods/Materials Method- Step 1: paint three different feeding areas;one red, one blue, and one green Step 2: set up the feeding areas in a large space Step 3: put a food bowl in each area with some type of chicken food(each bowl has the same type of food in it) Step 4: release chicken into large space with feeding areas in it Step 5: observe which color the chicken goes to and record data Do this every day for three weeks, making sure to move the colors around for each trial Step 6: after three weeks, look over data to see which color the chicken went to most and if there is a pattern Materials: -a chicken -food bowls -three separate feeding areas -blue paint -green paint -red paint Results At first, the chickens were unsure of their new feeding environment, but by the end of the experiment, the chickens had established a preference for the red colored feeding area. Out of forty-five trials, they chose red twenty-six times, green ten times, and blue nine times. Conclusions/Discussion In this project, I tested to see if color affects a chicken's appetite. My hypothesis was that color would affect their appetite and that they would like red the most. My hypothesis was correct. The chicken's appetite was affected by color and they liked red the best.

Competition history

• CSEF 2012 Zoology · Entry J2201

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