[jaclaz]

Chickens are nice, and usually more intelligent than what most people think, but the "attractive" people choice sounds a bit too much to be plausible. It could be that they like simmetry, but not necessarily a simmetric face is also "attractive".

Anecdotally however my father used to have one that not only recognized us (all people in the family) from a distance, she would also act as a guard dog if anyone else entered the court she lived in.

OT, and probably re-known, however here is the story of Mike, the headless chicken:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken