How chickens breathe

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Bridgets Mum
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How chickens breathe

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I vaguely knew that a chicken's method of breathing differed from that of a mammal. I knew about air sacs but I certainly didn't know everything in this BHWT article. Chickens are just amazing.
http://www.bhwt.org.uk/how-your-chickens-breath/
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Interesting.
And link-hopping from there books for kids/hen keepers
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That is interesting. I didn't know they could take in air from their bones!

Will have to have a look at those books Mo - I have been seriously thinking of having a go at writing up some children's books myself, bit gutted someone has beaten me to it!
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