Character

Barnyard Chickens

noisy agitated uncontrolled instinct-driven

A group of colony livestock—specifically clucking chickens—whose arrival via transporter detonates immediate sensory chaos aboard the Enterprise. Their frantic cackling and movement amplify the stampede atmosphere, obstructing crew control, disrupting protocols, and heightening the moral and logistical pressure of the evacuation. Functioning as an environmental actor rather than sentient interlocutor, the chickens catalyze disorder, underscore cultural dissonance between the colony and Starfleet, and escalate the episode’s emergency tone.

2 appearances

Cultural and Environmental Noise / Evacuation Soundscape

Also known as: Barnyard Poultry, Clucking Chickens, Chickens

Barnyard Chickens's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S2E18 · Up the Long Ladder

Evacuation Before Diplomacy

N/A (animal), but their sound heightens human embarrassment and strain.

Chickens' cackling is audible from the bridge, adding domestic noise to the arrival tableau and reinforcing the sensory clutter of the evacuation.

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S2E18 · Up the Long Ladder

Transporter Stampede: Bringloidi Barnyard Chaos

Agitated and confused — reacting to crowded, unfamiliar spaces with frantic noise.

Chickens arrive along with refugees, their clucking and fluttering contributing to sensory overload; loose birds even spill into corridors drawing Picard and Worf's attention.

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