Gobbling up chill-out sounds

warnie · 11-25-2003, 01:55 AM

Gobbling up chill-out sounds

Britain's farming union has released a chill-out album to help turkeys keep calm in the run-up to Christmas.

Geoff Hemus is one of 300 UK farmers who will be playing recordings of Gregorian chants, whale calls and rustling forests to his 3,500 birds.

"At first they seemed rather bemused and started gobbling more. They didn't chill out, lie down and cross their legs. But then they got their confidence back," he told Reuters.

Farmers have long believed drowning out the crash and bang of farmyard life is good for birds.

"If they are less stressed, they eat more and put on more pounds," Hemus said.

National Farmers' Union spokesman Simon Rayner said there was already anecdotal evidence that birds liked listening to the radio.

"So this is an experiment to find out which type of noise is most effective," he said.

However, Hemus's turkeys only have 2-1/2 weeks to relax before they have to face the music for Christmas.

The union plans to announce the number one turkey-soothing track next month.

Reuters

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11-25-2003, 01:55 AM	#1
warnie Dungeon Master Join Date: November 9, 2003 Location: well , bondi beach sorta Posts: 63	Gobbling up chill-out sounds Britain's farming union has released a chill-out album to help turkeys keep calm in the run-up to Christmas. Geoff Hemus is one of 300 UK farmers who will be playing recordings of Gregorian chants, whale calls and rustling forests to his 3,500 birds. "At first they seemed rather bemused and started gobbling more. They didn't chill out, lie down and cross their legs. But then they got their confidence back," he told Reuters. Farmers have long believed drowning out the crash and bang of farmyard life is good for birds. "If they are less stressed, they eat more and put on more pounds," Hemus said. National Farmers' Union spokesman Simon Rayner said there was already anecdotal evidence that birds liked listening to the radio. "So this is an experiment to find out which type of noise is most effective," he said. However, Hemus's turkeys only have 2-1/2 weeks to relax before they have to face the music for Christmas. The union plans to announce the number one turkey-soothing track next month. Reuters

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