The only problem with that thought Dave is the chickens need to have thought through that they're the chickens. If the Colonel is clever enough to convince them that it's OTHER chickens who're on the menu then he gets their vote. His helpful friends who produe the menu are part of the distraction. The naive chickens haven't figured out that "free" food, and "free" medical care are part of the fattening up process prior to becoming the menu item. Distractions and crisis are time tested tools in the barnyard for herding the flock to the chopping block.