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[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Thank you for the very detailed answer. I can tell you have being taking good care of your birds as you speak so fondly of them.

I will show my child your answer so they can read all the implications that you so kindly shared and maybe have a talk about what having a pet chicken entails.

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago

I would add that chickens are somewhat dusty birds - it comes from their dander. So if you don’t already have a good one I’d invest in an air purifier.

Also in addition to marans, buff orpingtons are called the golden retriever of chickens for a reason. Very sweet and easy going. I miss my Tillie bird