Re: OT: why not shellfish? [Was:Re: Fish & Nut Analogy]

Wood Avens wrote:

Birds must fly? Not a lot of flying chickens around these parts.

They can fly if they want to, at least for short distances. In my
experience, the typical backyard chook house has perches a metre or two
above ground level, and the birds have to fly up to them before
settling down for the night.

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