I don’t know much about chickens but look after some bees. The awareness and organisation of a colony is striking. The bar is perhaps a little higher than the OP intended it to be.
Isn't that anthropomorphizing right there? Maybe more correct to say "The evolved stimulus reactions in individuals resulting in complex group behaviors is striking"?
Bees are a great example of mindless creatures with no awareness. They die a horrible death when they sting someone (their internal organs ripped out of their bodies with the stinger) with no obvious awareness of what they're doing.
