Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Weather inquiry - Does the strange behavior of poultry and livestock indicate the change of weather?

Does the strange behavior of poultry and livestock indicate the change of weather?

"The chicken stayed late and it rained." "The hen was screaming and the rain broke her head." Before the rain, the air pressure dropped, the air humidity was high and the temperature rose. Worms can't hide in the ground and climb out one after another. Insects are forced to fly close to the ground after their wings are wet. This is a good opportunity for chickens to feed, so they often don't want to go into the nest. Coupled with the damp heat in the henhouse, chicken excrement accelerates decomposition and fermentation, which also makes chickens unwilling to enter the nest. Therefore, it is too late to enter the nest, even if you enter the nest, you are not very comfortable and often scream anxiously. These are all signs of heavy rain. In summer, chickens stretch their feet in the sun and roll on the ash pile, which indicates that there will be a thunderstorm. After continuous rain, chickens come out of their nests in the morning and chase each other, which is a sign of sunny weather. In the cold winter, chickens will fly up trees, or stand on high places in the sun, listless, which indicates that cold air is coming.

"Ducks crow, and the wind is coming." "Ducks dive fast and the weather will get worse." "The ducks landed early, and the rain came." Ducks are put into the water, pecked in the pond or by the river for a while, and then stay on the water, making a "quack quack" cry, which indicates that a strong wind is coming. At night, ducks constantly dive into the water for food, occasionally put their heads into their wings, float on the water, have a rest, and then constantly dive into the water for food, which is a sign that the weather is getting worse. Ducks hurried for food and landed early before evening, indicating that rainy days are coming.

"The cat went to the river to drink water many times, and the rain was coming." "The cat eats grass and the weather turns cloudy." All these indicate the coming of rainy weather.

"The dog has taken a bath, and the rain is coming." "Goupao Pond, it's going to rain." "Dogs are eating grass, and rain is coming." Because the weather is sultry before a thunderstorm, dogs have no sweat glands, so they often open their mouths and stick out their tongues to dissipate heat. When the heat was unbearable, they had to run into the water to drink water and take a bath to reduce their fever. When a dog digs a pond, it will keep digging mud with its front paws. The mouth of the pond is getting bigger and bigger, which is a sign of rain. Dog chewing grass is also a sign of rain.

Animals such as pigs and dogs need to change their hair twice a year: summer hair and winter hair. Summer wool becomes winter wool, sooner or later, indicating that winter cold comes early or late; Whether winter hair becomes summer hair early or late indicates whether the warmth of spring comes early or late.

"The pig is windy and windy." "There is grass in the pig's mouth, it will be cold." If there is no disease and external interference, the pigs in the pigsty will arch east and west, which indicates that there will be a strong wind soon. From late autumn to early spring, sows are not pregnant, eat less, are inactive, often have grass in their mouths, and put their mouths into the grass when lying on their backs, which is a sign that cold air is coming.

"The cows in the stable were fidgeting and the horses kept neighing." Because before the storm, it caused the cattle and horses nervous.

"Cows are active and eat less." "The cows move less and are covered with signs of rain." When the cowherd was eating grass, she saw the cows running around doing good deeds, so she stopped eating grass early and knew that it would still be sunny in the future. Seeing cows always bow their heads and eat grass, even if their bellies are bulging, they are still eating grass; At night, when Penny returns to the circle, she will chew the grass step by step until it will rain soon.